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Stamps, D.W.; Worthington, P.R.; Wong, C.C.
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)1989
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)1989
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[en] Two important areas of hydrogen combustion with uncertainties are identified: (1) high-temperature combustion and (2) flame acceleration and deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT). The uncertainties associated with high-temperature combustion may affect phenomena in a least four different accident scenarios: the in-cavity oxidation of combustible gases produced by core-concrete interactions, the combustion of hydrogen following high pressure melt ejection, the possibility of local detonations, and combustion in the BWR Mark I and Mark II secondary containments. The uncertainty in the area of DDT has increased importance due to recent experimental results that show that the detonability limit is nominally at or near the flammability limit for some mixture conditions. How these uncertainties may affect various accident scenarios is discussed and recommendations are made to reduce these uncertainties. 35 refs., 8 figs., 2 tabs
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1989; 29 p; 3. international seminar on containment of nuclear reactors; Los Angeles, CA (USA); 10-11 Aug 1989; CONF-8908127--1; CONTRACT AC04-76DP00789; Available from NTIS, PC A03/MF A01 as DE89016030; OSTI; INIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep
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