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The Construction and Operation of Thoria Resistor‐Type Furnaces
Author(s) -
LANG S. M.,
GELLER R. F.
Publication year - 1951
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1951.tb11636.x
Subject(s) - resistor , atmosphere (unit) , oxide , protein filament , materials science , nernst equation , nuclear engineering , waste management , process engineering , metallurgy , composite material , electrical engineering , chemistry , electrode , engineering , thermodynamics , physics , voltage
This paper describes in detail the construction, operation, and approximate cost of furnaces heated with oxide resistors of the Nernst filament type consisting essentially of thoria. The furnaces have been operated at temperatures up to 2050°C., with an atmosphere of air in the heating chamber.