Coupled thermal-hydraulics and neutron-physics analysis of SCWR with mixed spectrum core

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 640-647

  Liu, X J ^a   Cheng, X ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coupling analysis; Mixed spectrum; SCWR (supercritical water cooled reactor)

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; BREEDING RATIO; BURN UP; CLADDING TEMPERATURES; CO-CURRENT FLOW; COOLANT VOID REACTIVITY; CORE DESIGN; COUPLING ANALYSIS; COUPLING PROCEDURE; DIFFUSION CODE; FAST SPECTRUM; FUEL RODS; MECHANICAL DESIGN; MIXED SPECTRUM; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICS ANALYSIS; SUBCHANNEL ANALYSIS; SUPERCRITICAL WATER COOLED REACTORS; THERMAL HYDRAULICS; THERMAL ZONES; THERMAL-HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; HYDRAULICS; NEUTRONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

WATER COOLED REACTORS;

EID: 77953138328     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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