Enhanced thermal conductivity of uranium dioxide-silicon carbide composite fuel pellets prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS)

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 433, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 66-73

  Yeo, S ^a   McKenna, E ^a   Baney, R ^a   Subhash, G ^a   Tulenko, J ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBIDE COMPOSITES; CHEMICAL PRODUCTS; COMPOSITE FUEL; COMPOSITE PELLETS; ENHANCED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; GRAIN SIZE; INTERFACIAL CONTACT; POWDER PARTICLES; PROCESSING CAPABILITY; SIC POWDER; SIC WHISKER; SPS SINTERING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS;

CRYSTAL WHISKERS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PELLETIZING; SILICON CARBIDE; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84867813763     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.09.015     Document Type: Article

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