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The U.S. Million Person Study of Low-Dose-Rate Health Effects
There is a critical knowledge gap regarding the health consequences of exposure to radiation received gradually over time. While there is a plethora of studies on the risks of adverse outcomes from both acute and high-dose exposures, including the landmark study of atomic bomb survivors, these are not characteristic of the chronic exposure to low-dose radiation encountered in occupational and public settings. In addition, smaller cohorts have limited numbers leading to reduced statistical power.
J. Weede, V. K. Dhir
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 4 | Number 2 | September 1983 | Pages 483-488
Blanket and First Wall Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A22910
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In this study, the critical heat flux (CHF) in subcooled flow of Freon-113 through short vertical tubes has been investigated. In addition, the concept of local tangential flow injection has been studied as a means of CHF enhancement. The data without tangential injection (axial flow) indicate that there is an effect of heated length in the limit of very short tubes. The CHF data obtained with tangential injection show as much as 67% enhancement in CHF over axial flow data at the same conditions. In addition, it has been shown that local tangential injection could be utilized in non-uniform heating situations.
