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Ceramic heat engine programs in the USA are discussed in general with a philosophical approach, within the perspective of the framework of the DOE/ ORNL program. From the technical viewpoint ceramic processing, design considerations and the establishment of a ceramic data base are all considered to have made substantial progress within the past decade. It is, however, re-emphasized that the economic consideration is an equally important one for the ultimate utilization of technical ceramics in consumer heat engines.
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Bradt, R.C. (1989). Ceramic Heat Engine Programs in the USA. In: Riley, F.L. (eds) 2nd European Symposium on Engineering Ceramics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1105-5_10
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