Advances In Energy Materials: Ceramic Transactions, Volume 205 (ceramic Transactions Series)

This Page Intentionally Left Blank Advances in Energy Materials This Page Intentionally Left Blank Advances in Energy Materials Ceramic Transactions, Volume 205 A Collection of Papers Presented at the 2008 Materials Science and Technology Conference (MSslTO8) October 5-9, 2008 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Edited by Fatih Dogan Navin Manjooran @WILEY A John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Publication Copyright 02009 by The American Ceramic Society. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 750-4470, or on the web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., I 11 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-601 I , fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.comigo/permission. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a professional where appropriate. Neither the publisher nor author shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages. For general information on our other products and services or for technical support, please contact our Customer Care Department within the United States at (800) 762-2974, outside the United States at (317) 572-3993 or fax (317) 572-4002. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic format. For information about Wiley products, visit our web site at www.wiley.com. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available. ISBN 978-0-470-40843-8 Printed in the United States of America. 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents Preface vii INDUSTRIAL PERSPECTIVE OVERVIEW The Role of Materials and ManufacturingTechnologies as Enablers in Gas Turbine Cooling for High Performance Engines Ron S.Bunker 3 ENERGY MATERIALS Synthesis, Sintering and Dielectric Properties of Nan0 Structured High Purity Titanium Dioxide 23 Sheng Chao and Fatih Dogan Sorption/Desorption Properties of MgH,-Oxide Composite Prepared by Ultra High-Energy Planetary Ball Milling Y. Kodera, N. Yamasaki, J. Miki, M. Ohyanagi, S. Shiozaki, S.Fukui, J. Yin, 31 and T. Fukui Ab lnitio Study of the Influence of Pressure on the Hydrogen Diffusion Behavior in Zirconium Hydrogen Solid Solution 41 Y. Endo, M. Ito, H. Muta, K. Kurosaki, M. Uno, and S. Yamanaka EBSP Study of Hydride Precipitation Behavior in Zr-Nb Alloys 51 Shunichiro Nishioka, Masato Ito, Hiroaki Muta, Masayoshi Uno, and ShinsukeYamanaka FEM Study of Delayed Hydride Cracking in Zirconium Alloy Fuel Claddina 59 Miayoshi Uno, Masato