Title of article
Investigationsonboroncarbideoxidationfornuclearreactorssafety—GeneralmodellingforICARE/CATHAREcodeapplicationsOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
N.Seiler، نويسنده , , F.Bertrand، نويسنده , , O.Marchand، نويسنده , , G.Repetto، نويسنده , , S.Ederli، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Pages
17
From page
820
To page
836
Abstract
Thepresentpaperdealswiththeproblemofboroncarbidepelletoxidationwhichmightoccurduringasevereaccident.Abasiccorrelation,involvingglobalvariables,hasbeendevelopedforthesimulationofboroncarbideoxidationwiththeICARE/CATHAREcode.Thismodellinghasbeenbasedonavailableexperimentaldata,includingtheVERDIseparateeffectsexperimentsperformedbyIRSNatlowpressuresandhightemperatures.AccordingtotheagreementbetweenthemeasuredandthecalculatedbundletemperaturesaswellashydrogenreleaseandoxidizedB4C,theICARE/CATHAREcodesimulatesratherwellQUENCHexperimentsinvolvingB4Ccontrolroddegradation,Zircaloyoxidationunderstarvationandcoolingwithsteam.Basedonsimulationsresults,ithasbeennoticedthattheB4Cdegradationhasaslightdirecteffectonglobalbundledegradationbutanon-negligibleinfluenceonZircaloyoxidationthroughpowerrelease,materialmeltingandflowingdown.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2008
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
895048
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