Development of fluoroelastomer back-up seal: Snapshots of a novel effort in rubber engineering for a critical application (Part II)

Sealing Technology

Volumn 2011, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 9-12

  Sinha, N K ^a   Raj, Baldev ^a   Mukhopadhyay, R ^b  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer and Tyre Research (HASETRI)   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO; CRITICAL APPLICATIONS; DESIGN LIFE; FLUOROELASTOMERS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; PROTOTYPE FAST BREEDER REACTORS; SEALING TECHNOLOGY;

BREEDER REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; SEALING (FINISHING);

TIRES;

EID: 79958842024     PISSN: 13504789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4789(11)70188-X     Document Type: Article

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