5. Application calculations
For the problem of corium containment inside the vessel, presented above, it is important to be able to predict the transfer to the liquid state of chemical species between a non-fully oxidized corium of composition UO 2 -ZrO 2 -Zr and steel, and this in order to determine the composition and proportion of the different phases (metallic liquid and oxide) present at thermodynamic equilibrium, which can be considered a reasonable assumption given the temperatures reached by the corium. Based on these compositions and proportions, it is then possible to estimate the respective thicknesses of the phases (in the event of corium stratification) and, consequently, the heat fluxes applied to the vessel, particularly at the level of the least dense metallic layer, which is likely to concentrate a significant...
Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!
Already subscribed? Log in!
Application calculations
Conclusion and future research
Article included in this offer
"Nuclear engineering"
(
161 articles
)
Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees
A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources
Bibliography
Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!
Already subscribed? Log in!
