Pebble bed thermal-mechanical theoretical model: Application at the geometry of test blanket module of ITER-FEAT nuclear fusion reactor

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 75-79, Issue SUPPL., 2005, Pages 903-909

  Aquaro, Donato ^a   Zaccari, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beryllium; Breeding blanket; Effective conductivity; Effective stiffness; Pebble bed

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM; BREEDING BLANKETS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EFFECTIVE CONDUCTIVITY; EFFECTIVE STIFFNESS; PEBBLE BED;

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 27844502492     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2005.06.305     Document Type: Article

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