Ceramic Materials for Energy Applications II, Volume 33, Issue 9

Discover how ceramic materials are used to support the latestenergy applications

Dedicated to the innovative design and use of ceramic materialsfor energy applications, this issue brings readers up to date withsome of the most important research discoveries and new andemerging applications in the field. Contributions come from theproceedings of three symposia as well as the EuropeanUnion USA Engineering Ceramics Summit. The three symposiaare:

The symposia and summit took place in January 2012 during the36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites(ICACC) in Daytona Beach, Florida. These symposia and the EuropeanUnion USA Engineering Ceramics Summit were all sponsored byThe American Ceramic Society′s Engineering Ceramics Division. Thesymposium on Advanced Ceramics and Composites for Nuclear andFusion Applications was cosponsored by The American CeramicSociety′s Nuclear & Environmental Technology Division.

Readers will find plenty of charts, tables, and illustrationsthroughout this issue to help them better understand core conceptsand applications. Moreover, all the papers are extensivelyreferenced.

This issue represents one of nine CESP issues published from the36th ICACC meeting. ICACC is the world′s most prominentinternational meeting dedicated to advanced structural, functional,and nanoscopic ceramics, composites, and other emerging ceramicmaterials and technologies. ICACC has been organized each year byThe American Ceramic Society and The American Ceramic Society′sEngineering Ceramics Division since 1977.

Preface vii

Introduction ix

Analytical Techniques for Li–S Batteries 1
Manu U. M. Patel, Rezan Demir Cakan, Mathieu Morcrette,Jean–Marie Tarascon, Mlran Gaberscek, and Robert Dominko

Three New Approaches using Silicon in Three Valuable EnergyApplications 11
John Carberry

Processing of Inert SiC Matrix with TRISO Coated Fuel by LiquidPhase Sintering 25
Kazuya Shimoda, Tatsuya Hinoki, Kurt A. Terrani, Lance L. Snead,and Yutai Katoh

SiC–Coated HTR Fuel Particle Performance 33
Michael J. Kania, Heinz Nabielek, and Karl Verfondem

Study of the Silicon Carbide Matrix Elaboration by Film BoilingProcess 71
Aurelie Serre, Joelle Blein, Yannick Pierre, Patrick David,Fabienne Audubert, Sylvie Bonnamy, and Eric Bruneton

Processing of Ultrafine Beta–Silicon Carbide Powder bySilicon–Carbon Reaction 85
S. Sonak, S. Ramanathan, and A. K. Suri

Characterization of Failure Behavior of Silicon CarbideComposites by Acoustic Emission 95
Takashi Nozawa, Kazumi Ozawa, and Hiroyasu Tanigawa

Recession of Silicon Carbide in Steam under Nuclear Plant LOCAConditions up to 1400 °C 111
Greg Markham, Rodney Hall, and Herbert Feinroth

The Effect of Temperature and Uniaxial Pressure on theDensification Behavior of Silica Aerogel Granules 121
J. Matyäs, M. J. Robinson, and G. E. Fryxell

Microstructural Analysis of Nuclear Grade Graphite Materials133
Kentaro Takizawa, Toshiaki Fukuda, Akira Kondo, Yutai Katoh, andG. E. Jellison

A Model for Simulation of Coupled Microstructural andCompositional Evolution 145
Veena Tikare, Eric R. Homer, and Elizabeth A. Holm

Characterisation of Corrosion of Nuclear Metal WastesEncapsulated in Magnesium Silicate Hydrate (MSH) Cement 159
Tingting Zhang, Chris Cheeseman, and Luc J. Vandeperre

Impact of Uranium and Thorium on High Ti02 Concentration NuclearWaste Glasses 169
Kevin M. Fox and Thomas B. Edwards

Author Index 181