Comparison of oxidation behaviors of different grades of nuclear graphite

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 121-127

  Luo, Xiaowei ^a   Robin, Jean Charles ^b   Yu, Suyuan ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS TURBINES; HELIUM; IMPURITIES; OXIDATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

GAS TURBINE-MODULAR HELIUM REACTOR (GT-MHR); NUCLEAR GRAPHITE;

GRAPHITE;

EID: 24744467191     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE05-A2534     Document Type: Article

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