Document Type
Grant
Publication Date
4-12-2002
First page number:
1
Last page number:
12
Abstract
UNLV has developed and will continue to develop process models for the analysis of melt casting processes. This work will continue to be performed under the guidance of Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) engineers to ensure that their knowledge and experience benefits the project. The research to be conducted during the second year will center on performing detailed analyses on a conceptual design of an inductively heated skull-crucible casting furnace. Processing conditions will be analyzed, basic models utilized, and detailed heat and mass transfer models will be developed to analyze the most promising processes. The goal of this second year is to complete the preliminary design analyses for the proposed skull-crucible casting furnace
Keywords
Actinide alloys; Americium; Heat – Transmission; Mass transfer; Metal castings; Metallurgical furnaces; Nuclear fuel rods
Controlled Subject
Actinide alloys; Metallurgical furnaces--Design and construction; Nuclear engineering--Material
Disciplines
Heat Transfer, Combustion | Metallurgy | Nuclear | Nuclear Engineering
File Format
File Size
115 KB
Language
English
Repository Citation
Chen, Y.,
Pepper, D.,
Clarksean, R.
(2002).
Design and Analysis of a Process for Melt Casting Metallic Fuel Pins Incorporating Volatile Actinides.
1-12.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/hrc_trp_fuels/2
Included in
Heat Transfer, Combustion Commons, Metallurgy Commons, Nuclear Commons, Nuclear Engineering Commons