Stability analysis and nonlinear dynamics of natural circulation boiling water reactors

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 238, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 229-240

  Durga Prasad, G V ^a   Pandey, Manmohan ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); CHAOTIC SYSTEMS; LUMPED PARAMETER NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

FUEL TIME CONSTANT; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; NATURAL CIRCULATION BOILING WATER REACTORS; VOID REACTIVITY COEFFICIENT;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 37749007825     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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