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Thermoelectric and mechanical properties of multi-walled carbon nanotube doped Bi0.4Sb1.6Te3 thermoelectric material by Ren, Fei, Wang, Hsin, Menchhofer, Paul A., Kiggans, James O.

“…Since many thermoelectrics are brittle in nature with low mechanical strength, improving their mechanical properties is important to fabricate devices such as…”
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Processing of complex-shaped collimators made via binder jet additive manufacturing of B4C and pressureless melt infiltration of Al by Cramer, Corson L., Elliott, Amy M., Kiggans, James O., Haberl, Bianca, Anderson, David C.

“…Complex collimator geometries are desired for custom neutron scattering applications. Boron carbide (B4C) is a suitable candidate collimator material because…”
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Characterization of high thermal conductivity fuel surrogates before and after ion irradiation by Terricabras, Adrien J., Kiggans, James O., Wang, Ling, Zinkle, Steven J.

“…•Thermal conductivity of UO2 surrogates was enhanced during sintering using aluminum oxide and silicon carbide additives.•Compositions were stable up to 5 dpa…”
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Characterization of high thermal conductivity fuel surrogates before and after ion irradiation by Terricabras, Adrien J., Kiggans, James O., Wang, Ling, Zinkle, Steven J.

“…High thermal conductivity nuclear fuels offer important potential advantages over traditional oxide-based fuels such as higher burnup, reduction in fission gas…”
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Modeling and processing of liquid-phase-sintered γ-TiAl during high-density infrared processing by RIVARD, John D. K, SABAU, Adrian S, BLUE, Craig A, HARPER, David C, KIGGANS, James O

“…A new method for the rapid processing of thin gage sheet of traditionally difficult-to-process materials, such as gamma-TiAl, has been modeled and…”
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Hydrothermal corrosion of silicon carbide joints without radiation by Koyanagi, Takaaki, Katoh, Yutai, Terrani, Kurt A., Kim, Young-Jin, Kiggans, James O., Hinoki, Tatsuya

“…Hydrothermal corrosion of four types of the silicon carbide (SiC) to SiC plate joints were investigated under pressurized water reactor and boiling water…”
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Fabrication of UO2-Mo composite fuel with enhanced thermal conductivity from sol-gel feedstock by Finkeldei, S.C., Kiggans, J.O., Hunt, R.D., Nelson, A.T., Terrani, K.A.

“…Fabrication of monolithic UO2 and UO2-Mo composites from Mo metal powder feedstock and UO3 spheres derived from internal gelation was explored. The addition of…”
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Fabric properties and electric efficiency limits of mechanical moisture extraction from fabrics by Momen, Ayyoub M., Patel, Viral K., Gluesenkamp, Kyle R., Erdman, Donald, Kiggans, James, Ormston, Geoffrey

“…Residential clothes drying consume about 650 TBtu of primary energy per year in the United States, equivalent to 3% of primary residential energy consumption…”
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Progress on matrix SiC processing and properties for fully ceramic microencapsulated fuel form by Terrani, K.A., Kiggans, J.O., Silva, C.M., Shih, C., Katoh, Y., Snead, L.L.

“…The consolidation mechanism and resulting properties of the silicon carbide (SiC) matrix of fully ceramic microencapsulated (FCM) fuel form are discussed. The…”
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Development of Thermoelectric Fibers for Miniature Thermoelectric Devices by Ren, Fei, Menchhofer, Paul, Kiggans, James, Wang, Hsin

“…Miniature thermoelectric (TE) devices may be used in a variety of applications such as power sources of small sensors, temperature regulation of precision…”
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Modeling and Processing of Liquid-Phase-Sintered [gamma]-TiAl during High-Density Infrared Processing by Rivard, John D K, Sabau, Adrian S, Blue, Craig A, Harper, David C, Kiggans, James O

“…A new method for the rapid processing of thin gage sheet of traditionally difficult-to-process materials, such as γ-TiAl, has been modeled and experimentally…”
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Low-density silicon nitride beads as high-temperature microwave furnace insulation by Plovnick, Ross H., Fathi, Zak, Kiggans, James O.

“…Low-density Si 3N 4 spheroidal beads 3–4 mm in diameter have been made by an alginate route starting from Si 3N 4 powder. The beads have been characterized by…”
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Ultrasonic modification of alumina powder during wet-ball milling by Kass, Michael D., Kiggans, James O., Meek, Thomas T.

“…The comminution of unagglomerated alumina powders was enhanced by applying ultrasonic energy during wet-ball milling for 16 h. The resulting powders had…”
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Restricted infectivity of ecotropic type C retroviruses in mouse teratocarcinoma cells: studies on viral DNA intermediates by Yang, W K, d'Auriol, L, Yang, D M, Kiggnas, Jr, J O, Ou, C, Périès, J, Emanoil-Ravicovitch, R

“…Replication of Gross strain N-tropic type C retrovirus was markedly restricted in a pluripotential undifferentiated embryonal cell line (PCC4) of murine…”
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Synthesis and Circularization of N- and B-Tropic Retroviral DNA in Fv-1 Permissive and Restrictive Mouse Cells by Yang, Wen K., Kiggans, James O., Yang, Den-Mei, Ou, Chin-Yih, Tennant, Raymond W., Brown, Arthur, Bassin, Robert H.

“…Production of various forms of nonintegrated viral DNA was measured in cultured mouse cells carrying different Fv-1 alleles early after infection with N-tropic…”
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