Surface tension and adsorption of components in the sodium– Potassium alloy systems: effective liquid metal coolants promising in nuclear and space power engineering

Inorganic Materials: Applied Research

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 461-467

  Alchagirov, B B ^a   Kh Afaunova, L ^a   Dyshekova, F F ^a   Kegadueva, Z A ^a   Mozgovoi, A G ^b   Arkhestov, R Kh ^a   Taova, T M ^a   Khokonov, Kh B ^a  

^a KABARDINO BALKARIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b JOINT INSTITUTE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Alloy; Coolant; Sodium potassium alloys; Surface activity; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALLOYING; ALLOYS; COOLANTS; LIQUID METALS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM ALLOYS; SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES; SURFACE TENSION;

ALLOY COMPOSITIONS; ALLOY SURFACES; ALLOY SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION RANGES; IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; LIQUID METAL COOLANTS; MEASURING DEVICE; SURFACE ACTIVITIES;

POTASSIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84923355545     PISSN: 20751133     EISSN: 2075115X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S2075113311050030     Document Type: Article

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