Experimental and numerical study on local pressure distributions in a system-integrated modular reactor

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 216-224

  Kim, Kyung Min ^a   Lee, Byoung In ^a   Lee, Donghwi ^a   Cho, Hyung Hee ^a   Jeong, Kyeong Hoon ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Flow induced pressure; Hydrodynamics; Nuclear reactor; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED REACTORS; COMMERCIAL CODES; KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE; MODULAR REACTORS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; SMART REACTOR; TOTAL PRESSURE DROP; TURBULENCE INTENSITY;

FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PRESSURE DROP;

PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84861901748     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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