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BOILING WATER REACTOR TECHNOLOGY STATUS OF THE ART REPORT. VOLUME I. HEAT TRANSFER AND HYDRAULICS

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4805019· OSTI ID:4805019
>Information on heat transfer and hydraulics pertinent to the design and operation of boiling water reactor power plants is presented. The following areas of discussion are covered: heat transfer, two-phase density studies, twophase pressure drop, critical heat flux and burnout, boiling stability, calculation procedures for boiling systems, and thermal-hydraulic design procedures for boiling water reactors. (M.C.G.)
Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., Ill.
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
NSA Number:
NSA-16-024931
OSTI ID:
4805019
Report Number(s):
ANL-6561
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English