Spatial neutronic coupling aspects in nuclear reactors

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 240, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2755-2760

  Obaidurrahman, K ^a   Singh, Om Pal ^a  

^a Atomic Energy Regulatory Board India   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPARTURE FROM NUCLEATE BOILING RATIOS; EIGEN-VALUE; EIGENVALUES; GAIN INSIGHT; HIGHER HARMONICS; LOOSE COUPLINGS; MULTI-MODE OSCILLATIONS; NEUTRONICS; OPTIMUM SHAPE; SHAPE AND SIZE; SPATIAL CONTROL; SPATIAL STABILITY; UPPER LIMITS;

NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; NUCLEATE BOILING; REACTOR CORES; REACTOR SHUTDOWNS; SIZE SEPARATION;

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS;

EID: 77957710208     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2010.05.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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