Studies of various single phase natural circulation systems for small and medium sized reactor design

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 262, Issue , 2013, Pages 390-403

  Wibisono, Andhika Feri ^a   Ahn, Yoonhan ^a   Williams, Wesley C ^b   Addad, Yacine ^c   Lee, Jeong Ik ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b PHD Engineering LLC   (United States)

^c KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORCED CONVECTION REGIME; LIQUID METAL REACTOR; LIQUID METAL SYSTEMS; NATURAL CIRCULATION SYSTEM; PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS; SINGLE PHASE HEAT TRANSFERS; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TWO-PHASE NATURAL CIRCULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUOYANCY; DETERIORATION; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUID METALS; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

COOLANTS;

EID: 84879286430     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2013.04.031     Document Type: Article

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