Ceramics in advanced energy technologies : proceedings of the European colloquium, held at the Joint Research Centre, Petten Establishment, Petten, the Netherlands, 20-22 September 1982

The European Colloquium on Ceramics in Advanced Energy Technology dealt with structural, mechanical, thermo-physical, chemical and electrical/electronics aspects of ceramics, as candidates materials in advanced energy conversion systems. The technical programme included the presentation of 22 invited papers. The Colloquium was concluded by a panel discussion which was preceeded by a presentation on the Ceramic Fabrication. For convenience, papers and discussions are arranged in the same way as they were presented at the Colloquium, followed by the conclusions drawn by the panel members. The editors wish to express their gratitude to the authors for the preparation and the presentation of their papers and to the Colloquium participants for providing their discussion contributions. They also acknowledge the valuable contributions to the planning and realisation of the Colloquium made by the representatives of the various sponsoring and co-sponsoring organisations. The excellent guidance of the Colloquium discussion periods exercised by the session chairmen is highly appreciated as well as the efforts of the panel members to prepare the conclusions from the Colloquium sessions. The contributions of all others which assured a successful Colloquium from which these proceedings evolved are gratefully appreciated. In a Post-Colloquium Workshop a number of experts discussed results obtained from the Colloquium and identified areas warranting future R & D efforts. The conclusions drawn from the Workshop are annexed to these proceedings. The Editors. ix Welcome and opening P.J. van Westen, C.E.C., D.G. XII, J.R.C., Petten Establishment Front Matter....Pages i-ix Welcome and Opening....Pages 1-3 The Impact of the High Temperature Ceramics in Industrial Growth in the Community....Pages 4-9 Ceramics for Future Automotive Power Plants....Pages 10-22 Non Oxide Ceramics (Silicon Carbide, Silicon Nitride, Sialon)....Pages 23-50 Transformation-Toughened Ceramics (TTC)....Pages 51-86 Cracking Resistance of Alumina-Based Polyphase Ceramics....Pages 87-97 Mechanical Properties and Engineering Design with Ceramics....Pages 98-119 Engineering of Refractory Structures....Pages 120-137 Joining of Ceramics for High Temperature Applications....Pages 138-156 Nondestructive Testing of Ceramics....Pages 157-177 On the Use of Ceramics in Diesel Engines....Pages 178-207 Recuperative Ceramic Heat Exchanger....Pages 208-230 SisiC — A Material for High Temperature Ceramic Heat Exchangers....Pages 231-249 MHD Systems....Pages 250-262 Refractories in Coal Gasification Plants....Pages 263-282 Refractories for Coal Gasification. The State-of-the-Art in the U.S.....Pages 283-317 Refractories Problems in Coal Gasifiers....Pages 318-347 Thermodynamic Aspects of the Application of Ceramics/Refractories in Advanced Energy Technologies....Pages 348-366 Inorganic, Porous Membranes. Preparation, Structure and Potential Applications....Pages 367-385 Ceramic Materials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion Devices....Pages 386-412 Beta-Alumina for Sodium-Sulphur Batteries....Pages 413-421 Ceramics for Sensors and Monitors....Pages 422-468 Sensors, Thin Films, Electrodes....Pages 469-500 Production of Zirconia Fibers from Sol-Gels for Water Electrolysis Application....Pages 501-517 Ceramic Fabrication....Pages 518-525 Panel Discussion....Pages 526-533 Post-Colloquium Workshop Conclusions....Pages 534-536 Back Matter....Pages 537-541 Proceedings of the European Colloquium, held at the Joint Research Centre Petten Establishment, Petten, The Netherlands, September 20-22, 1982