Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 92 / Number 2 / February 1986 / Pages 308-329
Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE86-A18180
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Methods for the solution of thermal-hydraulic problems in liquid-metal fast breeder reactors arising primarily from transient accident analysis are reviewed. Principal emphasis is given to the important phenomenological issues of sodium boiling and fuel motion. Descriptions of representative phenomenological and mathematical models, computational algorithms, advantages and limitations of the approaches, and current research needs and directions are provided.