Model for inertialess magnetohydrodynamic flow in packed beds

Fusion Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-30

  McWhirter, Jon D ^a,d,e,f   Crawford, Michael E ^b,g,h   Klein, Dale E ^b,d,i   Sanders, Thomas L ^c,d,j  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^g ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^j SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

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Author keywords

Fusion reactor blanket; MHD flow; Porous media

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PACKED BEDS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS;

FUSION REACTOR BLANKET;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031646412     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST98-A12     Document Type: Article

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