Open AccessINFLUENCE OF THE DOPPLER EFFECT ON THE MELTDOWN ACCIDENT
Author(s) -
Bertram D. Wolfe,
Nina E. Friedman,
David R. Riley
Publication year - 1963
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4114814
Subject(s) - doppler effect , core (optical fiber) , explosive material , accident (philosophy) , nuclear engineering , shutdown , physics , engineering , chemistry , optics , quantum mechanics , philosophy , organic chemistry , epistemology
The influence of the Doppler effect in the core disassembly process following a meltdown accident is examined with a Bethe-Tait type model in which the Doppler effect, as well as core disassembly, is considered in the reactor shutdown process. It is shown that a strong negative Doppler effect can radically reduce the explosive energy release in such an accident. (auth