A simple mechanistic model for particle penetration and plugging in tubes and cracks

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 238, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3370-3378

  Mitrakos, D ^a,b   Chatzidakis, S ^a,b   Hinis, E P ^b   Herranz, L E ^c   Parozzi, F ^d   Housiadas, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AND RADIATION PROTECTION   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c CIEMAT   (Spain)

^d CESI RICERCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CRACKS; SOLUTIONS;

AEROSOL FLOWS; AEROSOL PARTICLES; AEROSOL TRANSPORTS; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; BROWNIAN DIFFUSIONS; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; CONCRETE CRACKS; DIMENSIONAL MODELS; EULERIAN MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; GRAVITATIONAL SETTLING; LARGE SYSTEMS; LEAK PATHS; MECHANISTIC MODELS; NUCLEAR AEROSOLS; NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS; PARTICLE PENETRATIONS; PLUG FORMATIONS; REMOVAL MECHANISMS; SEVERE ACCIDENTS;

AEROSOLS;

EID: 54949087085     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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