CFD evaluation of hydrogen risk mitigation measures in a VVER-440/213 containment

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 240, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 385-396

  Heitsch, Matthias ^a   Huhtanen, Risto ^b   Téchy, Zsolt ^c   Fry, Chris ^d   Kostka, Pál ^c   Niemi, Jarto ^b   Schramm, Berthold ^e  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c VEIKI Institute for Electric Power Research   (Hungary)

^d SERCO ASSURANCE   (United Kingdom)

^e GESELLSCHAFT FÜR ANLAGEN UND REAKTORSICHERHEIT GRS MBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT SCENARIOS; CATALYTIC RECOMBINERS; CFD (COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS); CFD CODES; COMPUTER POWER; CONTAINMENT INTEGRITY; GAS FLOWS; GAS MOVEMENT; HYDROGEN DEFLAGRATION; HYDROGEN MANAGEMENT; MITIGATION MEASURES; PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES; RISK MITIGATION; SEVERE ACCIDENT; STEAM CONDENSATION;

ACCIDENTS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HYDROGEN; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SIMULATORS; STEAM CONDENSERS; STEAM POWER PLANTS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 72249106523     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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