Ex-vessel Steam Explosion Analysis for Pressurized Water Reactor and Boiling Water Reactor

A steam explosion may occur during a severe accident, when the molten core comes into contact with water. The pressurized water reactor and boiling water reactor ex-vessel steam explosion study, which was carried out with the multicomponent three-dimensional Eulerian fuel–coolant interaction code un...

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Main Authors: Matjaž Leskovar, Mitja Uršič
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-02-01
Series:Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573315002120