Optimization of material and production to develop fluoroelastomer inflatable seals for sodium cooled fast breeder reactor

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 241, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 739-751

  Sinha, N K ^a   Raj, Baldev ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED POLYMERS; EN-ROUTE; FAST BREEDER REACTORS; FLUOROELASTOMERS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LARGE DIAMETER; PERFORMANCE GAIN; PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; PROGRESSIVE REFINEMENT; PROTOTYPE FAST BREEDER REACTORS; SCREW EXTRUDERS; THIN-WALLED;

BREEDER REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; OPTIMIZATION; SCREWS; SODIUM;

SEALS;

EID: 79952575126     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2011.01.027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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