Development and steady state level experimental validation of TASS/SMR core heat transfer model for the integral reactor SMART

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1039-1048

  Lee, Seong Wook ^a   Kim, Soo Hyung ^a   Chung, Young Jong ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED DESIGNS; DEVELOPED MODEL; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER MODEL; HELICAL TUBES; INTEGRAL REACTORS; KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE; LOW POWER; PERFORMANCE CALCULATION; POINT KINETICS; POWER CALCULATION; REALISTIC MODEL; REMOVAL SYSTEMS; RESIDUAL HEAT; SEAWATER DESALINATION; SMALL SIZE; STEADY-STATE LEVEL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THERMAL-HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS; TRANSFER PHENOMENON;

DESALINATION; DESIGN; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; SEAWATER; SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS; WATER FILTRATION;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 67651160304     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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