Modeling and measurement of thermal properties of ceramic composite fuel for light water reactors

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 357-365

  Latta, Ryan ^a   Revankar, Shripad T ^a   Solomon, Alvin A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICON CARBIDE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

CERAMIC COMPOSITE FUELS; URANIUM OXIDE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 39649103375     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630701825390     Document Type: Conference Paper

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