Thermofluid magnetohydrodynamic issues for liquid breeders

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 488-501

  Morley, N B ^a   Malang, S ^b   Kirillov, I ^c  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b DV Efremov Institute ^*  (Germany)

^c EFREMOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; DEGRADATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LEAD ALLOYS; LIQUID METALS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PRESSURE DROP; TURBULENCE; VANADIUM;

BREEDER BLANKETS; LIQUID BREEDER; LIQUID LITHIUM; MOLTEN SALTS;

BREEDER REACTORS;

EID: 17544369067     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST05-A733     Document Type: Conference Paper

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