Simulation of grain growth and pore migration in a thermal gradient

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 480-484

  Tikare, Veena ^a,b   Holm, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAIN GROWTH; MICROSTRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

FUEL RODS; PORE MIGRATION; POTTS MODEL; THERMAL SEGREGATION;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 0032023542     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1998.tb02365.x     Document Type: Article

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