Effects of surface evaporation and condensation on the dynamics of thin liquid films for the porous wetted wall protection scheme in IFE reactors

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-126

  Shin, Seungwon ^a   Abdel Khalik, S I ^a   Juric, Damir ^a   Yoda, M ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FUSION REACTORS; POROUS MATERIALS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THIN FILMS;

INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY REACTORS; LIQUID FILM SURFACE; POROUS WETTED WALL; SURFACE CONDENSATION; SURFACE EVAPORATION; SURFACE TOPOLOGY; THIN LIQUID FILMS;

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION;

EID: 0037810248     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST03-A320     Document Type: Article

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