Topology of compressed pebble beds

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 81 A, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 653-658

  Reimann, J ^a   Pieritz, R A ^b   Rolli, R ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Applied Research Solutions   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Co ordination number; Contact surfaces; Microtomography; Pebble bed; Thermal mechanical behaviour

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; DEFORMATION; HEAT TRANSFER; NUCLEAR FUEL PELLETS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL STRESS; TOMOGRAPHY; TOPOLOGY;

CO-ORDINATION NUMBER; CONTACT SURFACES; MICROTOMOGRAPHY; PEBBLE BED; THERMAL MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR;

BREEDING BLANKETS;

EID: 31744434590     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2005.06.375     Document Type: Conference Paper

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