Comparison between FLACS explosion simulations and experiments conducted in a PWR Steam Generator casemate scale down with hydrogen gradients

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 245, Issue , 2012, Pages 189-196

  Bleyer, A ^a   Taveau, J ^a   Djebaili Chaumeix N ^b   Paillard, C E ^b   Bentaib A ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION TESTS; CFD CODES; COMMERCIAL CODES; CONTAINMENT BUILDINGS; EQUIPMENT INTEGRITY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HYDROGEN DISTRIBUTION; IN-HOUSE CODES; INTERNAL WALLS; LOWER FLAMMABILITY LIMITS; NON-UNIFORM MIXTURES; OVERPRESSURE; REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS; SCALE DOWN; SEVERE ACCIDENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EXPERIMENTS; METAL RECOVERY; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; STEAM CONDENSERS; STEAM GENERATORS;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 84858080324     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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