This book provides advanced coverage of a wide variety of thermal fluid systems and
technologies in nuclear power plants, including discussions of the latest reactor designs and …

Occurrence of severe accidents, such as the Fukushima incident in 2011, is unlikely with a
probability of 10− 5 per reactor per year. However, such kinds of accidents have serious …

The commercial operation of the AP1000 in China's Sanmen nuclear power plant
demonstrates the feasibility of reactors with advanced passive safety systems. However …

Scaling is a reference 'key-word'in engineering and in physics. The relevance of scaling in
the water cooled nuclear reactor technology constitutes the motivation for the present paper …

The thermal-hydraulic integral effect test (IET) program is being progressed by the Korea
Atomic Energy Research Institute. This paper presents an overview of the IET program; the …

Flow in large pipes is important in a wide variety of applications. In the nuclear industry in
particular, understanding of flow in large diameter pipes is essential in predicting the …

Heat pipes are high efficiency passive two-phase heat transfer devices utilizing the cyclical
evaporation and condensation of a working fluid to transfer heat between two interfaces …

The phenomena of direct contact condensation (DCC) of a steam jet submerged in a water
pool occur because of the actuation of steam discharging devices in many industrial …

In order to establish a reliable rod bundle database under pool conditions and to benchmark
the existing models, a well-scaled 8× 8 rod bundle test loop was designed based on the …

Scaling is an important issue in nuclear reactor safety analysis. Due to the safety relevance
and cost, it is a big challenge for the scientists to design and construct experimental facilities …