Oxidation of B4C by steam at high temperatures: New experiments and modelling

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 237, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-181

  Steinbruck M ^a   Veshchunov, M S ^b   Boldyrev, A V ^b   Shestak, V E ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NUCLEAR SAFETY INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; STEAM; TRANSIENTS;

GAS PHASE; ISOTHERMAL TESTS; MASS TRANSPORT;

BORON CARBIDE;

EID: 33845721727     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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