Exploring novel high power density concepts for attractive fusion systems

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-167

  Abdou, Mohamed A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BREEDING BLANKETS; HEAT FLUX; MAINTAINABILITY; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; RELIABILITY; THERMAL LOAD;

ADVANCED POWER EXTRACTION; FUSION POWER TECHNOLOGY; NEUTRON WALL LOAD;

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 0032648834     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(99)00018-6     Document Type: Article

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