Current status of knowledge of the fluoride salt (FLiNaK) heat transfer

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-173

  Ambrosek, J ^a   Anderson, M ^a   Sridharan, K ^a   Allen, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

FLiNaK; Heat transfer; Thermal radiation

Indexed keywords

ALLOY STEEL; CONTAINERS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT RADIATION; LAMINAR FLOW; NICKEL; RADIANT HEATING; STAINLESS STEEL; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

CORROSION PRODUCTS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLINAK; FORCED CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LAMINAR FLOW CONDITIONS; PHYSICAL EFFECTS; TYPE 316 STAINLESS STEEL;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 61349091136     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT165-166     Document Type: Article

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