Published 1997
| Version v1
Book
An experimental study of fuel-coolant interactions in freon-water and water-molten tin systems in stratified and injection geometries
Creators
- 1. Safeguards Science and Technology, Los Alamos National Lab., Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Description
We report experiments on the mitigation of fuel-coolant interaction by augmentation of the initial void fraction in the coolant. The systems under investigation are water-freon in a stratified geometry and molten tin-water in an injection configuration. Bringing the initial void fraction above a threshold level, by injecting air into the freon, totally eliminates the occurrence of a vapor explosion. Energetic interactions are observed between the water and the tin but the available data do not allow to conclude if they are fully explosive or only rapid vaporizations. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Atomic Energy Society of Japan
- Imprint Place
- Tokyo (Japan)
- Imprint Title
- Eighth international topical meeting on nuclear reactor thermal-hydraulics
- Imprint Pagination
- 1890 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 655-662
Conference
- Title
- 8. international topical meeting on nuclear reactor thermal-hydraulics
- Acronym
- NURETH-8
- Dates
- 30 Sep - 4 Oct 1997
- Place
- Kyoto (Japan)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Japan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Japan
- INIS RN
- 30016286
- Subject category
- S42: ENGINEERING; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- AUGMENTATION; CONFIGURATION; FREONS; FUEL-COOLANT INTERACTIONS; INJECTION; LIQUID METALS; MITIGATION; STRATIFICATION; TIN; VOID FRACTION; WATER
- Descriptors DEC
- ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INTAKE; LIQUIDS; METALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
Optional Information
- Notes
- Imprint:Published in 3 volumes