In the case of radioactive wastes from reprocessed nuclear fuel and certain defence operations, vitrification has been the vanguard of past and current treatment options. More recently, the threat of global warming and the need for low carbon energy sources has brought nuclear issues back to the forefront of scientific, technical and public awareness, with the building of new nuclear power plan…
In the years since publication of the fourth edition of Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer in 2002, the subject has continued to develop at a rapid pace. The requirements remain for thermal design of devices operating in outer space; the design of engines and combustion chambers to operate at increased temperatures to raise thermal efficiency; developments for utilization of solar energy; various …
This book contain the proceeding of the Fourth International Conference on Ultrastructure Processing of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites, held February 20-24, 1989, in Tucson, Arizona.