An Analysis of the Melt Casting of Metallic Fuel Pins

Authors

Xiaolong Wu, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Randy Clarksean, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Yitung Chen, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Darrell Pepper, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Mitchell K. Meyer, Argonne National Laboratory, West

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

11-17-2002

First page number:

1

Last page number:

6

Abstract

A model is developed and analyses are conducted to analyze the casting of metallic fuels pins. The important physics of the model includes the flow of the melt into the mold, the heat transfer into the mold, the amount of preheating in the mold, and the rate of heat transfer from the melt to the mold. This paper discusses and presents preliminary modeling results for the casting of long, slender fuel rods. Parametric modeling results are presented and discussed.

Keywords

Metal casting; Metal-base fuel; Nuclear fuel rods

Controlled Subject

Metal casting; Metal-base fuel; Nuclear fuel rods

Disciplines

Nuclear | Nuclear Engineering | Oil, Gas, and Energy

Language

English

Comments

Conference November 17-22, 2002, New Orleans.

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Repository Citation

Wu, X., Clarksean, R., Chen, Y., Pepper, D., Meyer, M. K. (2002). An Analysis of the Melt Casting of Metallic Fuel Pins. 1-6.
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