Experimental determination of the thermal conductivity of liquid UO 2 near the melting point

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Sheindlin, M ^a   Staicu, D ^a   Ronchi, C ^a   Game Arnaud, L ^b   Remy, B ^b   Degiovanni, A ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b NANCY UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTHALPY; FUSION REACTIONS; HEAT LOSSES; LASER PULSES; MELTING POINT; PYROMETERS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

MELTING ENTHALPY; TEMPERATURE RATE; THERMOGRAMS; TIME RESOLUTION;

URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34248573046     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2721091     Document Type: Conference Paper

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