Multiphase Flow Dynamics 4 Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics /

• Main Author: Kolev, Nikolay Ivanov (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Nuclear energy.; Fluids.; Thermodynamics.; Computational intelligence.; Fluid mechanics.; Nuclear engineering.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Nuclear Engineering.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Computational Intelligence.; Nuclear Energy.

Volume 4 of the successful book package "Multiphase Flow" is devoted to nuclear thermal hydraulics which is a substantial part of nuclear reactor safety. It provides knowledge and mathematical tools for adequate description of the process of transferring the fission heat released in materi...

Table of Contents:

• Heat release in the reactor core
• Temperature inside the fuel elements
• The #x201C;simple#x201D; steady boiling flow in a pipe
• The #x201C;simple#x201D; steady three-fluid boiling flow in a pipe
• Core thermal hydraulic
• Flow boiling and condensation stability analysis
• Critical multiphase flow
• Steam generators
• Moisture separation
• Pipe networks
• Some auxiliary systems
• Emergency condensers
• Core degradation
• Melt-coolant interaction
• Coolability of layers of molten reactor material
• External cooling of reactor vessels during severe accident
• Thermo-physical properties for severe accident analysis.