...A. J. Pierorazio; A. M. Birk Recent studies have shown that the hazards associated with loss of containment and BLEVEs (boiling liquid expanding vapor explosions) are strongly tied to the energy stored in the liquid phase of a pressure vessel. This stored energy is affected by heat transfer...

... cracks stainless steel boiling fission reactors fatigue water About thirty years have passed since the start of operation of the first-generation Japanese light-water reactors, and possible degradation of any structural component cannot necessarily be denied. Current Japanese design rule...

...A. J. Pierorazio; A. M. Birk An experimental study of boiling liquid expanding vapor explosions (BLEVE) was recently completed at Queen’s University in Canada. The results clearly showed that the severity of the BLEVE was directly related to the energy stored in the vessel, and this energy storage...