pyrolytic-carbon coating
1Pyrolytic carbon — is a material similar to graphite, but with some covalent bonding between its graphene sheets as a result of imperfections in its production.Generally it is produced by heating a hydrocarbon nearly to its decomposition temperature, and permitting …
2Pebble bed reactor — Sketch of a pebble bed reactor in Italian …
3Pyrolysis — is the chemical decomposition of organic materials by heating in the absence of oxygen or any other reagents, except possibly steam.It is used in chemical analysis to break down complex matter into simpler molecules for identification, for… …
4Ceramic matrix composite — Fracture surface of a fiber reinforced ceramic composed of SiC fibers and SiC matrix. The fiber pull out mechanism shown is the key to CMC properties …
5Nuclear fuel — Process …
6wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… …
7Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… …
