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Ceramics in advanced energy technologies :

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Ceramics in advanced energy technologies :

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proceedings of the European colloquium, held at the Joint Research Centre, Petten Establishment, Petten, the Netherlands, 20-22 September 1982

edited by H. Kröckel, M. Merz, O. van der Biest.

Dordrecht ; Boston

D. Reidel Pub. Co. for the Commission of the European Communities ; Hingham, MA, U.S.A. : Sold and distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by Kluwer Academic Publishers

©1984.

(ix, 541 pages) : illustrations

Proceedings of the European Colloquium on Ceramics in Advanced Energy Technology sponsored by Commission of the European Communities, Directorate General Science, Research, and Development [and] Directorate General Industrial Affairs and Internal Market [and] Committee of Senior COST Officials ; co-sponsors, CERAME UNIE [and others].

List of Contents.- Welcome and Opening.- The Impact of the High Temperature Ceramics in Industrial Growth in the Community.- Session 1: Mechanical/Structural Features.- Ceramics for Future Automotive Power Plants.- Non Oxide Ceramics (Silicon Carbide, Silicon Nitride, Sialon).- Transformation-Toughened Ceramics (TTC).- Cracking Resistance of Alumina-Based Polyphase Ceramics.- Mechanical Properties and Engineering Design with Ceramics.- Engineering of Refractory Structures.- Joining of Ceramics for High Temperature Applications.- Nondestructive Testing of Ceramics.- Session 2: Thermal/Physical Features.- On the Use of Ceramics in Diesel Engines.- Recuperative Ceramic Heat Exchanger.- SiSiC - A Material for High Temperature Ceramic Heat Exchangers.- MHD Systems.- Session 3: Chemical Features.- Refractories in Coal Gasification Plants.- Refractories for Coal Gasification. The State-of-the-Art in the U.S..- Refractories Problems in Coal Gasifiers.- Thermodynamic Aspects of the Application of Ceramics/Refractories in Advanced Energy Technologies.- Inorganic, Porous Membranes Preparation, Structure and Potential Applications.- Session 4: Electrical and Electronics Features.- Ceramic Materials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion Devices.- Beta-Alumina for Sodium-Sulphur Batteries.- Ceramics for Sensors and Monitors.- Sensors, Thin Films, Electrodes.- Production of Zirconia Fibers from Sol-Gels for Water Electrolysis Application.- Final Session.- Ceramic Fabrication.- Panel Discussion.- Post-Colloquium Workshop Conclusions.- List of Participants.

Ceramic materials -- Congresses.

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edited by H. Kröckel, M. Merz, O. van der Biest.

Commission of the European Communities.

Commission of the European Communities. Directorate-General for Science, Research, and Development.

H Kröckel

M Merz

O van der Biest

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