Assessment of the EPDM seal lifetime in nuclear power plants

Polymer Testing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-214

  Placek V ^a   Kohout, T ^a   Hnat V ^a   Bartonicek B ^a  

^a NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ageing; EPDM; Nuclear power plant; Seal; Simulation

Indexed keywords

LEAKAGE (FLUID); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

ACCELERATED AGEING; ACCIDENT CONDITIONS; ACCIDENT SIMULATIONS; AGEING; COMPRESSION SETS; EPDM; GAS LEAKAGES; METAL PLATES; NORMAL OPERATIONS; POSTULATED ACCIDENTS; PRIMARY FUNCTIONS; SERVICE CONDITIONS; SERVICE LIFETIMES; SIMULATION;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 60649111047     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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