An Estimation of the Thermal Properties of Pu-Rich Metallic Fuel
Joint Authors
Source
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-09-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Abstract EN
Pu-rich metallic fuel is promising for transuranic element burners.
In this study, we calculated the thermal properties of Pu-rich metallic fuel.
The thermal conductivity was calculated by using both Nordheim’s rule and Wiedemann–Franz law.
The thermal conductivity of Pu-40Zr (14.3 Wm−1·K−1 at 600 K) was much lower than that of U-10Zr (23.5 Wm−1·K−1 at 600 K), another candidate metallic fuel.
This addresses the metallic fuel has much lower durability in accidental situations than U-Zr metallic fuel.
Thus, we also calculated thermal conductivity of the Pu-20U-20Zr alloy.
The result shows uranium addition to the Pu-Zr alloy increased the thermal conductivity.
In addition, we calculated the melting point of the Pu-(0–80U)-20Zr alloy and the result shows uranium addition increased melting point.
This result suggests the accident tolerance of the Pu-rich metallic fuel increases by adding uranium.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Odaira, Naoya& Arita, Yuji. 2019. An Estimation of the Thermal Properties of Pu-Rich Metallic Fuel. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Odaira, Naoya& Arita, Yuji. An Estimation of the Thermal Properties of Pu-Rich Metallic Fuel. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Odaira, Naoya& Arita, Yuji. An Estimation of the Thermal Properties of Pu-Rich Metallic Fuel. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120689
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1120689