Chemical simulation modeling of heat transfer in LMFBRs
A chemical reaction conducted in a wax cylinder was used in this study to simulate a CDA occurring in a reactor. The exothermic reaction of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) with acetyl chloride (AC) was used as the chemical reaction to simulate the internally heated liquid pool. SUN-3420 wax was used to construct the cylindrical reaction vessel to simulate cladding and containment. During a CDA, a question remains as to whether the containment would be miscible in the molten fuel. To allow for the possibility that either may be true, two cases were evaluated in this study. By using acetone as the solvent in the DMSO and AC solutions, the case in which the vessel was relatively insoluble in the reaction mixture was simulated. By using benzene as the solvent in the DMSO and AC solution, the case in which the molten vessel was more soluble in the reaction mixture was simulated. Based on the findings of this work the proposed heat transfer correlations for volumetrically heated liquid pools may be used with greater confidence as to their accuracy and applicability.
- Research Organization:
- Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (USA). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
- DOE Contract Number:
- AS02-76ET37205
- OSTI ID:
- 5038084
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/37205-T2; TRN: 80-016041
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Thesis
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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