Liquid metal magnetohydrodynamics for Fusion Blankets

Fluid Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 80, Issue , 2007, Pages 171-194

  Bühler, Leo ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 84859934901     PISSN: 09265112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-4833-3_10     Document Type: Article

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