Title
Simulation and Analysis for Melt Casting a Metallic Fuel Pin Incorporating Volatile Actinides
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
11-16-2003
First page number:
1
Last page number:
6
Abstract
The filling and solidification process for melt casting a metallic fuel pin is considered. The problem was analyzed numerically using the commercial finite element software package FIDAP (Fluent, Inc.). Numerical simulations are performed to study process parameters that could impact the solidification of the melt within the mold. A Metallic Fuel Pin mold is a long, thin, straw-like pipe, which has a cylindrical shape. The fluid is a high-temperature melt mixture of Am, Pu, and Zr. which is considered as an incompressible Newtonian fluid. Filling velocities and filling pressures are varied to study what impact these parameters might have on flow and solidification within the melt.
Keywords
Americium; Metal casting; Metal-base fuel; Nuclear fuel rods; Plutonium; Solidification; Zirconium oxide
Controlled Subject
Americium; Metal-base fuel; Nuclear fuel rods
Disciplines
Nuclear | Nuclear Engineering | Oil, Gas, and Energy
Language
English
Permissions
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Repository Citation
Tan, T.,
Clarksean, R.,
Chen, Y.,
Pepper, D.,
Meyer, M. K.
(2003).
Simulation and Analysis for Melt Casting a Metallic Fuel Pin Incorporating Volatile Actinides.
1-6.
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Comments
Conference November 16-21, 2003, Washington, D.C.