Enrichment of heavy water by thermal diffusion

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 167, Issue , 1998, Pages 167-179

  Yeh, H O Ming ^a  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heavy water; Thermal diffusion; Wired column

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000526810     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986449808912699     Document Type: Article

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