Jet-plume condensation of steam-air mixtures in subcooled water, Part 1: Experiments

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 240, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 524-532

  Norman, Timothy L ^a   Revankar, Shripad T ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS FRACTION; HEIGHT RATIO; REDUCED PRESSURE; STEAM INJECTION; STEAM-AIR MIXTURE; SUB-COOLED WATER; SUBCOOLINGS; VOLUME RATIO;

BOILING WATER REACTORS; CONDENSATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS; MIXTURES; STEAM; STEAM CONDENSERS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEST FACILITIES; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; THERMOCOUPLES;

LAKES;

EID: 74849100585     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2009.09.019     Document Type: Article

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