Crack appearance during drying of an alumina gel: Thermo-hydro-mechanical properties

Drying Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 759-766

  Pourcel, F ^a,b   Jomaa, Wahbi ^a   Puiggali, J R ^a   Rouleau, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Alumina gel; Crack initiation; Thermo hydro mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CHARACTERIZATION; CRACK INITIATION; GELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; STRESSES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ALUMINA GEL; DRYING-INDUCED STRESSES; THERMO-HYDRO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

DRYING;

ALUMINA; CHARACTERIZATION; CRACK INITIATION; DRYING; GELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; STRESSES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 34250633991     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930701370134     Document Type: Article

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