Paul Schuurmans

Research output

Research output per year 2005 2008 2011 2013 2025

• 33 Article
• 15 In-proceedings paper
• 2 BLG - Open report
• 2 ER - External report
• 2 More
  • 2 Chapter

Research output per year

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Search results

• 2025

  Revealing wear mechanisms of coated shafts in low-speed journal bearings immersed in liquid Lead-Bismuth Eutectic (LBE)

  Serag, E., Caers, B., Haye, E., Schuurmans, P. & Lucas, S., Jan 2025, In: Tribology International. 201, 15 p., 110264.

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• 2024

  Changes in chemical composition of Ti_xAl_1−xN coatings immersed in oxygen-saturated Lead–Bismuth Eutectic at low and moderate temperatures (250 °C ≤ T ≤ 410 °C)

  Serag, E. S., Haye, E., Caers, B., Schuurmans, P. & Lucas, S., Jul 2024, In: Progress in Nuclear Energy. 172, 14 p., 105217.

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• 2022

  Challenges and coating solutions for wear and corrosion inside Lead Bismuth Eutectic: A review

  Serag, E. S., Caers, B., Schuurmans, P., Lucas, S. & Haye, E., 15 Jul 2022, In: Surface and Coatings Technology. 441, 22 p., 128542.

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  Open Access

• Experimental thermal-hydraulic R&D achievements and needs for MYRRHA

  Pacio, J., Van Tichelen, K., Kennedy, G., Iarmonov, M., Rozzia, D., Schuurmans, P. & Fernandez, R., Sep 2022, (Accepted/In press) Unknown. IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency, p. 1-10 10 p. (Proceedings Series - International Atomic Energy Agency).

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  Open Access

• Liquid metal thermal hydraulic activities in European collaborative projects

  Roelofs, F., Tarantino, M., Grasso, G., Van Tichelen, K. & Schuurmans, P., 6 Mar 2022, The 19th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-19). SCK CEN, p. 1-12 12 p. 34010

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• 2020

  Partitioning & transmutation contribution of MYRRHA to an EU strategy for HLW related FP7 and H2020 projects: MYRTE, MARISA, MAXSIMA, SEARCH, MAX, FREYA, ARCAS

  Aït Abderrahim, H., Baeten, P., Sneyers, A., Schyns, M., Schuurmans, P., Kochetkov, A., Van den Eynde, G. & Biarrotte, J.-L., 30 Jun 2020, FISA 2019: 9th European commission conference on EURATOM research and training in safety of reactor systems. 2020 ed. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, Vol. KI-01-19-009-EN-N. p. 346-358 13 p.

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• Partitioning and transmutation contribution of MYRRHA to an EU strategy for HLW management and main achievements of MYRRHA related FP7 and H2020 projects: MYRTE, MARISA, MAXSIMA, SEARCH, MAX, FREYA, ARCAS

  Aït Abderrahim, H., Baeten, P., Sneyers, A., Schyns, M., Schuurmans, P., Kochetkov, A., Van den Eynde, G. & Biarrotte, J.-L., 5 May 2020, In: EPJ N - Nuclear Sciences and Technologies. 6, 33, p. 1-8 8 p., 2019038.

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  Open Access

• Thermophysical properties of liquid metal coolants: Na, Pb, Pb-Bi(e)

  Sobolev, V. & Schuurmans, P., 22 Jul 2020, Comprehensive Nuclear Materials: Second Edition. Elsevier B.V., Vol. 7. p. 457-481 25 p.

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  3 Scopus citations
• 2019

  Remote Thermoelastic Characterization of Candidate Structural and Protective Coatings for Lead-Bismuth Eutectic Cooled Nuclear Reactors

  Verstraeten, B., Sermeus, J., Van der Donck, T., Schuurmans, P. & Glorieux, C., 4 Mar 2019, In: Applied Sciences. 9, 5, p. 1-21 21 p., 915.

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  Open Access
• 2017

  Chemistry and release of radioisotopes in LBE

  Aerts, A., Gonzalez, B., Rijpstra, K., Lim, J., Marino, A., Manfredi, G., Gladinez, K. & Schuurmans, P., 8 Sep 2017, English: Nuclear Transmutation Energy Research Center. South Korea: NUTRECK - Nuclear Transmutation Energy Research Center of Korea, p. 1-3 3 p.

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• 2016

  A torque-based method for the study of roller bearing degradation under poor lubrication conditions in a lead–bismuth environment

  Caers, B., Schuurmans, P., Jezic von Gessenek, J., van Overmeire, M., Lefeber, D. J. & Vanderborgt, B., 15 Aug 2016, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 305, p. 121-131 11 p.

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  Open Access

• Development of a liquid Pb-Bi target for high-power ISOL facilities

  Houngbo, D., Bernardes, A. P., David, J. C., Delonca, M., Kravalis, K., Lahiris, S., Losito, R., Maglioni, C., Marchix, A., Mendonca, T. M., Popescu, L.-A., Schumann, D., Schuurmans, P., Stora, T., Vollaire, J. & Vierendeels, J., 4 Feb 2016, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 376, p. 57-59 3 p.

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• Predicting turbulence-induced vibration in axial annular flow by means of large-eddy simulations

  De Ridder, J., Degroote, J., Van Tichelen, K., Schuurmans, P. & Vierendeels, J., Feb 2016, In: Journal of Fluids and Structures. 61, p. 115-131

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• 2015

  CFD analysis and optimization of a liquid lead-bismuth loop target for ISOL facilities

  Houngbo, D., Popescu, L., Schuurmans, P., Delonca, M., Losito, R., Maglioni, C., Stora, T., Bricault, P. & Vierendeels, J., 21 Mar 2015, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 777, p. 202-210

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  Open Access

• Simulating the Fluid Forces and Fluid-elastic Instabilities of a Clamped-clamped Cylinder in Turbulent Axial Flow

  De Ridder, J., Doaré, O., Degroote, J., Van Tichelen, K., Schuurmans, P. & Vierendeels, J., May 2015, In: Journal of Fluids and Structures. 55, p. 139-154

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  Open Access
• 2014

  Control of dissolved oxygen in liquid LBE by electrochemical oxygen pumping

  Lim, J., Manfredi, G., Gavrilov, S., Rosseel, K., Aerts, A., Van den Bosch, J. & Schuurmans, P. (Peer reviewer), Aug 2014, In: Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 204, p. 388-392

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  Open Access

• Investigation of the vacuum pump effect of free flowing liquid lead-bismuth eutectic

  Rosseel, K., Van Tichelen, K., Walsh, S., Dierckx, M., Schuurmans, P., Aerts, A. (Peer reviewer) & Van den Bosch, J. (Peer reviewer), Feb 2014, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 267, p. 61-70

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  Open Access

• Large-Eddy Simulations of Turbulence-induced Vibration in Annular Flow

  De Ridder, J., Degroote, J., Vierendeels, J., Van Tichelen, K., Schuurmans, P. & Keijers, S. (Peer reviewer), 20 Jul 2014, Proceedings ASME 2014 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference ; Volume 4: Fluid-Structure Interaction. United States, Vol. 4. (ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference).

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• Observation of Low- and High-Energy Gamow-Teller Phonon Excitations in Nuclei

  Fujita, Y., Fujita, H., Adachi, T., Bai, C. L., Algora, A., Berg, G. P. A., von Brentano, P., Colo, G., Csatlos, M., Deaven, J. M., Estevez-Aguado, E., Frasen, C., De Frenne, D., Fujita, K., Ganioglu, E., Guess, C. J., Gulyas, J., Hatanaka, K., Hirota, K. & Honma, M. & 34 others, Ishikawa, D., Jacobs, E., Krasznahorkay, A., Matsubara, H., Matsuyanagi, K., Meharchand, R., Molina, F., Muto, K., Nakanishi, K., Negret, A., Okamura, H., Ong, H. J., Otsuka, T., Pietralla, N., Perdikakis, G., Popescu, L., Rubio, B., Sagawa, H., Sarriguren, P., Scholl, C., Shimbara, Y., Shimizu, Y., Susoy, G., Suzuki, T., Tameshinge, Y., Tamii, A., Thies, J. H., Uchida, M., Wakasa, T., Yosoi, M., Zegers, R. G. T., Zell, K. O., Zenihiro, J. & Schuurmans, P. (Peer reviewer), 18 Mar 2014, In: Physical review Letters. p. 1125021-1125025

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  Open Access
• 2013

  Beta decay of 61Mn to levels in 61Fe

  Radulov, D., Chiara, C. J., Darby, I. G., De Witte, H., Diriken, J., Fedorov, D. V., Fedosseev, V. N., Fraile, L. M., Huyse, M., Koester, U., Marsh, B. A., Pauwels, D., Popescu, L., Seliverstov, M. D., Sjoedin, A. M., Van den Bergh, P., Van Duppen, P., Venhart, M., Walters, W. B. & Wimmer, K. & 1 others, Schuurmans, P. (Peer reviewer), 10 Jul 2013, In: Physical Review C. 88, 1, p. 014307-014307

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  Open Access

• Modal characteristics of a flexible cylinder in turbulent axial flow from numerical simulations

  De Ridder, J., Degroote, J., Van Tichelen, K., Schuurmans, P., Vierendeels, J. & Keijers, S. (Peer reviewer), Nov 2013, In: Journal of Fluids and Structures. 43, p. 110-123

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  Open Access

• Modal Characteristics of a Flexible Tube in Turbulent Axial Flow: a Numerical Approach and Validation with Experimental Data

  De Ridder, J., Degroote, J., Van Tichelen, K., Schuurmans, P., Vierendeels, J. & Keijers, S. (Peer reviewer), Jun 2013, Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering V. Spain, p. 669-676

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• Numerical computation on modal characteristics of a clamped-clamped cylinder in turbulent axial pipe flow

  De Ridder, J., Degroote, J., Vierendeels, J., Van Tichelen, K., Schuurmans, P. & Keijers, S. (Peer reviewer), Jul 2013, ASME 2013: Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference. United States

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• Performance of potentiometric oxygen sensors with LSM-GDC composite electrode in liquid LBE at low temperatures

  Lim, J., Manfredi, G., Mariën, A., Van den Bosch, J. & Schuurmans, P. (Peer reviewer), Nov 2013, In: Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 188, p. 1048-1054

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2012

  Gamow-Teller decay population of 64Ni levels in the decay of 1+ 64Co

  Pauwels, D., Radulov, D., Walters, W. B., Darby, I. G., De Witte, H., Diriken, I., Fedorov, D. V., Fedosseev, V. N., Fraile, L. M., Huyse, M., Koester, U., Marsh, B. A., Popescu, L., Seliverstov, M. D., Sjodin, A. M., Van den Bergh, P., Van de Walle, J., Van Duppen, P., Venhart, M. & Wimmer, K. & 1 others, Schuurmans, P. (Peer reviewer), 20 Dec 2012, In: Physical Review C. 86, 6, p. 064318-064318

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  Open Access

• PRECLINICAL RESEARCH AND SYSTEMATIC PRODUCTION OF INNOVATIVE MEDICAL RADIO-ISOTOPES AT ISOL@MYRRHA

  Popescu, L., Pauwels, D., Aerts, A., Aït Abderrahim, H., Baatout, S., Baeten, P., Gijs, M., Huyse, M., Impens, N., Neyens, G., Raabe, R., Severijns, N., Schuurmans, P., Schyns, M., Temst, K., Van Duppen, P., Vantomme, A. & Wagemans, J., Mar 2012, In: Radiotherapy & Oncology Journal. 102, 1, p. 111-111

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  Open Access
• 2011

  Characterisation in water experiments of a ‘‘detached flow’’ free surface spallation target

  Jeanmart, H., Bricteux, L., Van Tichelen, K., Dierckx, M. & Schuurmans, P. (Peer reviewer), Apr 2011, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 415, 3, p. 385-395

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  Open Access

• Çok Amaçlı İleri Teknoloji Uygulamaları İçin Geliştirilen Bir Araştırma Reaktörü: MYRRHA

  Aït Abderrahim, H., Baeten, P., De Bruyn, D., Heyse, J., Schuurmans, P. & Wagemans, J., Mar 2011, In: Bilim ve Teknik Dergis. March 2011, p. 50-53

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• Database of thermophysical properties of liquid metal coolants for GEN-IV

  Sobolev, V., Van den Bosch, J. (Peer reviewer) & Schuurmans, P. (Peer reviewer), Dec 2011, 1 ed. SCK CEN. 177 p. (SCK•CEN Reports; no. BLG-1069)

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  Open Access

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• Experience from the post-test analysis of MEGAPIE

  Zanini, L., Dementjev, S., Gröschel, F., Leung, W., Milenkovic, R., Thomsen, K., Wagner, W., Wohlmuther, M., Cheng, X., Class, A., Konobeyev, A., Agostini, P., Meloni, P., David, J., Letourneau, A., Leray, S., Panebianco, S., Cachon, L., Latgé, C. & Roubin, P. & 4 others, Guertin, A., Thiolliere, N., Dierckx, M. & Schuurmans, P. (Peer reviewer), Apr 2011, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 415, 3, p. 367-377

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  Open Access

• Measurement technique developments for LBE flows

  Buchenau, D., Eckert, S., Gerbeth, G., Stieglitz, R., Dierckx, M. & Schuurmans, P. (Peer reviewer), Apr 2011, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 415, 3, p. 396-403

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• XT-ADS Windowless spallation target thermohydraulic design & experimental setup

  Class, A., Angeli, D., Batta, A., Dierckx, M., Fellmoser, F., Moreau, V., Roelofs, F., Schuurmans, P., Van Tichelen, K. & Wetzel, T., May 2011, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 415, 3, p. 378-384

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  Open Access
• 2010

  Cross-cutting European Thermal-Hydraulics Research for Innovative Nuclear Systems

  Roelofs, F., Class, A., Meloni, P., Van Tichelen, K., Boudier, P., Prasser, H.-M., Cheng, X. & Schuurmans, P. (Peer reviewer), 14 Oct 2010, European Nuclear Conference. Brussels, Belgium

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• Development of an in-pile HLM materials test loop for BR2

  Heyse, J., Caers, B., Dierckx, M., Fernandez, R., Janssens, J., Schuurmans, P., Dementjev, S., Wagner, W., Laffont, G. & Van Tichelen, K. (Peer reviewer), Mar 2010, HeLiMeRT 2009 - Fifth edition of the International Workshop on Materials for Heavy Liquid Metal cooled Reactors and Related Technologies - Proceedings. Mol, Belgium, Vol. 1. p. 63-67

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• MYRRHA, a Multipurpose hYbrid Research Reactor for High-end Applications

  Aït Abderrahim, H., Baeten, P., De Bruyn, D., Heyse, J., Schuurmans, P. & Wagemans, J., 26 Mar 2010, In: Nuclear Physics News. 20, 1, p. 24-28

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  Open Access
• 2009

  HeLiMeRT 2009 Proceedings: Fifth edition of the International Workshop on Materials for Heavy Liquid Metal cooled Reactors and Related Technologies

  Dierckx, M. & Schuurmans, P. (Peer reviewer), 18 Dec 2009, 0 ed. SCK CEN. 205 p. (SCK CEN Reports; no. ER-0113)

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• ISOL@MYRRHA : an on-line isotope separator coupled to the MYRRHA proton accelerator

  Pauwels, D. (Editor), Schuurmans, P. (Editor), Huyse, M., Neyens, G., Raabe, R., Severijns, N., Temst, K., Van Duppen, P., Vantomme, A., Aït Abderrahim, H., Baeten, P., De Bruyn, D., Heyse, J., Popescu, L., Vandeplassche, D., Wagemans, J., Heenen, P.-H., Descouvemont, P., Baye, D. & Sparenberg, J.-M. & 2 others, Heyde, K. & Wagemans, C., 10 Nov 2009, 0 ed. SCK CEN. 74 p. (SCK•CEN Reports; no. ER-115)

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• Thermodynamic equations of state for heavy liquid metals

  Sobolev, V. & Schuurmans, P. (Peer reviewer), Dec 2009, HeLiMeRT, European edition 2009, Fifth edition of the International workshop on materials for HLM-cooled reactors and related technologies. Mol, Belgium, p. 149-156

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• The Small LBE EVaporation Experiment

  Rosseel, K., Caers, B., Dierckx, M., Heyse, J., Van Tichelen, K. & Schuurmans, P., Dec 2009, HELIMERT European edition 2009. MOL, Belgium, Vol. 1. p. 103-112

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• 2008

  A brief review of thermodynamic properties and equation of state of heavy liquid metals

  Sobolev, V. & Schuurmans, P. (Peer reviewer), Jun 2008, Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators. Fifth International Workshop Proceedings. Paris, France, p. 233-243

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• A brief review of thermodynamic properties and equation of state of heavy liquid metals

  Sobolev, V. & Schuurmans, P. (Peer reviewer), Mar 2008, Utilisation and reliability of high power proton accelerators (HPPA5). Paris, France, Vol. 1. p. 233-243

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• Application of a Controlled Swirl in the XT-ADS Spallation Target

  Roelofs, F., Siccama, N. B., Jeanmart, H., Van Tichelen, K., Dierckx, M. & Schuurmans, P., 8 Jun 2008, Proceedings of the 2008 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP '08). La Grange Park, Illinois, United States

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• Comparison of the Hydraulics in Concentric and Three Feeder XT-ADS Windowless Spallation Target Designs

  Roelofs, F., Siccama, N. B., de Jager, B., Van Tichelen, K., Dierckx, M., Heyse, J., Rosseel, K. & Schuurmans, P., 8 Jun 2008, Proceedings of the 2008 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP '08). La Grange Park, Illinois, United States

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• European research on HLM thermal-hydraulics for ADS applications

  Roelofs, F., de Jager, B., Class, A., Jeanmart, H., Schuurmans, P., Ciampichetti, A., Gerbeth, G., Stieglitz, R. & Fazio, C., Jun 2008, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 376, 3, p. 401-404 4 p.

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• The MEGAPIE-TEST project: Supporting research and lessons learned in first-of-a-kind spallation target technology

  Fazio, C., Gröschel, F., Wagner, W., Thomsen, K., Smith, B. L., Stieglitz, R., Zanini, L., Guertin, A., Cadiou, A., Henry, J., Agostini, P., Dai, Y., Heyck, H., Dementjev, S., Panebianco, S., Al Mazouzi, A., Eikenberg, J., Letourneau, A., et al. & Aït Abderrahim, H. (Peer reviewer) & 2 others, De Bruyn, D. (Peer reviewer) & Schuurmans, P. (Peer reviewer), Jun 2008, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 238, 6, p. 1471-1495

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• Thermodynamic properties and equation of state of liquid lead and lead-bismuth eutectic

  Sobolev, V., Schuurmans, P., Benamati, G. & Al Mazouzi, A. (Peer reviewer), 15 Jun 2008, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 376, 3, p. 358-362

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• Twin Astir: An irradiation experiment in liquid Pb–Bi eutectic environment

  Van den Bosch, J., Al Mazouzi, A., Benoit, P., Bosch, R.-W., Claes, W., Smolders, B., Schuurmans, P. & Aït Abderrahim, H., Jun 2008, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 377, 1, p. 206-212

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• WEBEXPIR: Windowless target electron beam experimental irradiation

  Dierckx, M., Schuurmans, P., Heyse, J., Rosseel, K., Van Tichelen, K., Nactergal, B., Vandeplassche, D., Aoust, T., Abs, M., Guertin, A., Buhour, J.-M., Cadiou, A. & Aït Abderrahim, H., 15 Jun 2008, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 376, 3, p. 302-306

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• 2007

  Critical parameters and equation of state for heavy liquid metals

  Morita, K., Sobolev, V., Flad, M. & Schuurmans, P. (Peer reviewer), 31 May 2007, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 362, 2-3, p. 227-274

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• Thermophysical and electric properties

  Sobolev, V., Benamati, G. & Schuurmans, P. (Peer reviewer), 31 May 2007, Handbook on Lead-bismuth Eutectic Alloy and Lead Properties, Materials Compatibility, Thermal-hydraulics and Technologies. 6195 ed. Paris, France: OECD NEA - Nuclear Energy Agency, Vol. 1. p. 25-99

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