Metal Hydride Simulations Using SWIFT
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Transition metal dihydrides are considered to be good candidate materials for nuclear reactor moderator applications due to their ability to maintain high hydrogen densities up to high temperatures. Owing to the recent interest in metal hydrides for use in microreactor applications where the size requirements make advanced moderators exceedingly attractive, a clear need for capturing the evolving thermochemistry of these materials is evident. In an effort to provide a tool for reactor designers and experimentalists, the MOOSE-based SWIFT code (Stoichiometry With Internally Fluctuating Temperature) has been adapted to tackle the thermochemical behavior of yttrium hydride at elevated temperatures.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- OSTI ID:
- 1829624
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-21-27538
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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