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Digital Simulation of the Pressurizer in a Pressurized Water Nuclear Reactor

V. V. Athani, L. Vijaykumar

Nuclear Technology / Volume 61 / Number 3 / June 1983 / Pages 547-549

Technical Note / New Directions in Nuclear Energy with Emphasis on Fuel Cycles / Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT83-A33180

A mathematical model similar to that of Nahavandi et al. has been developed for the pressurizer in a pressurized water nuclear reactor. The model has been validated on the basis of test data for the Shippingport nuclear reactor.