Drucker-Prager-Cap creep modelling of pebble beds in fusion blankets

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 73, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 105-117

  Hofer, D ^a   Kamlah, M ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ceramic breeder material; Drucker Prager; Hardening; Pebble beds; Thermomechanics; Volumetric creep

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PACKED BEDS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

CERAMIC BREEDER MATERIALS; DRUCKER-PRAGER; PEBBLE BEDS; THERMOMECHANICS; VOLMETRIC CREEP;

BREEDER REACTORS;

EID: 27744530113     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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