Magnetohydrodynamic and thermal issues of the SiCf/SiC flow channel insert

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-119

  Smolentsev, S ^a   Morley, N B ^a   Abdou, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Liquid metal blanket; Magnetohydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC INSULATING MATERIALS; HEAT TRANSFER; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS;

3-D FLOW EFFECTS; DUAL-COOLANT LEAD LITHIUM (DCLL) BLANKET; LIQUID METAL BLANKET;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 33747007218     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST06-A1226     Document Type: Article

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