Phase-field modeling of gas bubbles and thermal conductivity evolution in nuclear fuels

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 392, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 292-300

  Hu, Shenyang ^a   Henager Jr , Charles H ^a   Heinisch, Howard L ^a   Stan, Marius ^b   Baskes, Michael I ^b   Valone, Steven M ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSIVITIES; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELASTIC INTERACTIONS; GAS ATOMS; GAS BUBBLE; HELIUM BUBBLES; HIGH MOBILITY; INHOMOGENEITY; PHASE-FIELD MODELING; PHASE-FIELD MODELS; VACANCY CLUSTER;

ATOMS; FISSION PRODUCTS; GASES; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HELIUM; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VACANCIES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF GASES;

EID: 67349085067     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2009.03.017     Document Type: Article

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