Document Type
Report
Publication Date
5-15-2003
First page number:
1
Last page number:
11
Abstract
Progress continues on the analysis of casting and solidification of the melt into molds. Modeling results for constant pressure casting, which is more realistic, have been obtained and produce physically realistic results for flow that starts, flows, and then eventually stops as it enters the mold. Potential mass transfer modeling features (Lammuir’s law for example) are being studied to enhance the capabilities of a mass transfer in a detailed system model. Different parameters are being varied as part of a parametric study to evaluate factors that impact the flow of the melt into the molds. The ability to include the induction heating governing equations as part of an overall system model is being studied and preliminary efforts to include this complex phenomenon as part of a more detailed model are underway.
Keywords
Actinide alloys; Americium; Metal castings; Metallurgical furnaces; Nuclear fuel rods
Controlled Subject
Actinide alloys; Metallurgical furnaces--Design and construction; Nuclear engineering--Material
Disciplines
Metallurgy | Nuclear | Nuclear Engineering
File Format
File Size
398 KB
Language
English
Repository Citation
Chen, Y.,
Clarksean, R.,
Pepper, D.
(2003).
Design and Analysis for Melt Casting Metallic Fuel Pins Incorporating Volatile Actinides: Quarterly Progress Report 2/16/03- 5/15/03.
1-11.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/hrc_trp_fuels/8