Analysis of combustion kinetics of powdered nuclear graphite by using a non-isothermal thermogravimetric method

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1436-1439

  Yang, Hee Chul ^a   Eun, Hee Chul ^b   Lee, Dong Gyu ^a   Jung, Chong Hun ^a   Lee, Kune Woo ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b University of Science and Technology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Combustion model; Non isothermal TGA; Nuclear graphite waste; Reaction constants

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GRAPHITE; RATE CONSTANTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

COMBUSTION MODEL; NON ISOTHERMAL TGA; NUCLEAR GRAPHITE WASTE;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

EID: 33846516250     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2006.9711238     Document Type: Article

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