FGM activities in Japan

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-4

  Koizumi, M ^a  

^a RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Energy conversion materials; FGM thermoelectric and thermionic materials; Functionally gradient materials (FGMs); Heat shielding structural materials; High efficiency hybrid conversion system (HYDECS); Space planes

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; HEAT SHIELDING; NOSE CONES; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SILICON CARBIDE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS RELAXATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; THERMAL STRESS;

FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS (FGM); HEAT SHIELDING STRUCTURAL MATERIALS; HIGH EFFICIENCY HYBRID CONVERSION SYSTEM (HYDECS); THERMIONIC MATERIALS; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0030678234     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1359-8368(96)00016-9     Document Type: Article

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