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... initiation than the other tube, which may be attributed to the differences in their microstructure and texture. There is a reasonable agreement between the test results and the predictions from the EPZ model. 07 11 2007 01 09 2008 01 07 2009 fission reactor materials fission reactor...

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... fission reactor materials heat transfer mechanical testing welds fission reactor cooling The author of this paper and others have long been advocates of hybrid expanding the tubes into tubesheets of tubular heat transfer equipment whether the joining is by expanding only or by welding followed...

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... computing fission reactor materials A look at the closure mechanism of the check valves shows the decisive parameters and criteria for the optimization: Valve closure is driven by gravitational force. The hydraulic forces are acting in opening direction during normal operation. During the last period...

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