Erosion in nuclear piping systems

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 0245011-0245013

  Crockett, Harold M ^a   Horowitz, Jeffrey S ^b  

^a ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Consultant ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION EROSION; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; DAMAGE MECHANISM; DROPLET IMPINGEMENT; FLOW-ACCELERATED CORROSIONS; INSPECTION PROGRAMS; NUCLEAR PIPING SYSTEMS; SOLID PARTICLE EROSION;

NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PIPING SYSTEMS;

PLANT SHUTDOWNS;

EID: 77955190603     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: 15288978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000509     Document Type: Article

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