Overview of some New PANDA tests results: Effects of light gases on passive safety systems

2003 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants - Proceedings of ICAPP 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Auban, O ^a   Paladino, D ^a   Candreia, P ^a   Huggenberger, M ^a   Strassberger, H J ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COOLING SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; SOFTWARE TESTING; STEAM CONDENSERS;

FRAMEWORK PROGRAM; HELIUM INJECTIONS; PASSIVE CONTAINMENT; PASSIVE CONTAINMENT COOLING SYSTEMS; PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS; PRESSURE BUILD UP; STEAM CONDENSATION; THERMAL HYDRAULICS;

HELIUM;

EID: 84933180524     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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