SPSLIFE: A user-friendly approach to the structural design and life assessment of ceramic components

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 179-183

  Bornemisza, T ^a   Saith, A ^a  

^a Sundstrand Power Systems   (United States)

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EID: 0141865421     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2816536     Document Type: Article

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