Thermal-hydraulic system codes in nulcear reactor safety and qualification procedures

Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations

Volumn 2008, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Petruzzi, Alessandro ^a   D'Auria, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED SYSTEMS; BALANCE EQUATIONS; BOUNDARY AND INITIAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; HOMOGENOUS EQUILIBRIUM MODELS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; SEPARATE EFFECTS; THERMAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CODE;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; VAPORS;

HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84886367932     PISSN: 16876075     EISSN: 16876083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/460795     Document Type: Review

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