A thermal-hydraulic model for catalytic recombiners

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 331-343

  Stamps, Douglas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FLUID MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

CATALYTIC RECOMBINERS; ENERGY EQUATIONS; THERMAL-HYDRAULIC MODEL;

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 36249009856     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE07-A2731     Document Type: Article

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