Thermal analysis of pressurized water reactors

The principles underlying the thermal and hydraulic design of pressurized water reactors are presented. In addition, the empirical data, engineering properties, and computer techniques required for design but not available in conventional handbooks, are presented or referenced. This book will provide an overview for nuclear engineering graduate students and will serve as a reference for engineers working in the nuclear power industry. This work is not, however, intended to be a design manual. This second edition reflects the improved understanding and correlations of fuel behavior, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer that have developed since preparation of the first edition. In addition, the scope and depth of the safety analyses performed have been greatly extended. Obsolete material has been deleted and more recent correlations and design approaches have been added