The effective thermal conductivity of a bed of 1.2-mm-diam lithium zirconate spheres in helium

Fusion Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-37

  Earnshaw, John W ^a,c,d   Londry, Frank A ^a,e   Gierszewski, Paul J ^b,d,f  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Can Fusion Fuels Technology Project   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e MDS SCIEX   (Canada)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lithium zirconate; Pebble bed; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

LITHIUM ZIRCONATE; PEBBLE BED;

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031675322     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST98-A13     Document Type: Article

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