A study on the thermal conductivity of compacted bentonites

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 181-189

  Tang, Anh Minh ^a   Cui, Yu Jun ^a   Le, Trung Tinh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

Author keywords

Compacted bentonite; Correlation; Experimental data; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CORRELATION METHODS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; POWDERS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WATER CONTENT;

COMPACTED BENTONITE; CORRELATION; DEGREE OF SATURATION; DRY DENSITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE; HOT-WIRE METHOD; LINEAR CORRELATIONS; THERMAL PROBES; VOLUMETRIC FRACTIONS;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

BENTONITE; CORRELATION; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 52149104529     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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