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Remote start-up of Joule Heated Ceramic Melter – optimization of design parameters based on experimental and numerical investigations

G. Suneela Department of Atomic Energy, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Chetan P. Kaushikb Department of Atomic Energy, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, India
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P. M. SatyaSaic Department of Chemical Egineering, National Institute of Technology Warangal, Warangal, India
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J. K. Gayend Department of Atomic Energy, Bhabha Atomic Research Center Facilities, Kalpakkam, India
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K. V. Ravib Department of Atomic Energy, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, India
Pages 243-252 | Received 09 Jan 2019, Accepted 11 Sep 2019, Published online: 26 Sep 2019

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