Solar sintering of alumina ceramics: Microstructural development

Solar Energy

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 893-902

  Roman R ^a   Canadas I ^b   Rodriguez J ^b   Hernandez M T ^a   Gonzalez M ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alumina; Microstructure; Solar sintering

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FURNACES; ORE TREATMENT; SINTERING;

ALUMINA; ALUMINA CERAMICS; ALUMINA POWDERS; CERAMIC BODIES; HIGH TEMPERATURES; MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SOLAR FURNACES; SOLAR SINTERING;

SINTERED ALUMINA;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CERAMICS; GRAIN SIZE; HEATING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SINTER; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 49349093803     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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