Thermal stress intensity factor solutions for reactor pressure vessel nozzles |
Jeong, Si-Hwa
(School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Chung, Kyung-Seok (School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) Ma, Wan-Jun (School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) Yang, Jun-Seog (Central Research Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co, Ltd) Choi, Jae-Boong (School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) Kim, Moon Ki (School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) |
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