Evaluation of precipitates used in strainer head loss testing. Part I. Chemically generated precipitates

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 239, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2981-2991

  Bahn, Chi Bum ^a   Kasza, Ken E ^a   Shack, William J ^a   Natesan, Ken ^a   Klein, Paul ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOOH; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; COLLOID AGGREGATION MODELS; DEBRIS BED; HEAD LOSS; HIGH-PURITY; OXYHYDROXIDES; SETTLING RATE; SODIUM ALUMINATE; SODIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE; STOKES' LAW; TAP WATER;

AGGLOMERATION; ALUMINOSILICATES; ALUMINUM; DEBRIS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; SODIUM; SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR;

PRECIPITATES;

EID: 70449639553     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2009.09.023     Document Type: Article

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