Thermodynamic modeling of CsF with LiF-NaF-KF for molten fluoride-fueled reactors
Journal Article
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· Journal of Molecular Liquids
- University of South Carolina
- Idaho National Laboratory
Gibbs energy models were developed to describe the thermochemical behavior of CsF in molten FLiNaK (46.5LiF-11.5NaF-42KF mol%), a proposed molten salt reactor (MSR) fuel solvent and coolant, as cesium is of concern due to its high radiotoxicity and volatility. Initially, it was necessary to obtain an more accurate Gibbs energy function for CsF which required fitting parameters to reported vapor pressures over condensed phase CsF. The pseudo-binary systems CsF-LiF, CsF-NaF and CsF-KF were then evaluated utilizing phase equilibria and enthalpy of mixing (?mixH) values, together with original differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements performed for the CsF-LiF and CsF-KF systems. The CsF-LiF-NaF, CsF-LiF-KF and CsF-NaF-KF pseudo-ternary system representations were obtained by interpolation of the constituent pseudo-binary systems, with DSC measurements performed for the CsF-LiF-NaF system to corroborate the calculated liquidus temperature. Ultimately, the pseudo-ternary systems were interpolated to obtain Gibbs energy models for the pseudo-quaternary CsF-LiF-NaF-KF system, supported by DSC measurements at low CsF compositions (1-10 mol%), yielding computed equilibria and cesium-containing vapor pressures that compare favorably with reported values. The Molten Salt Thermal Properties Database – Thermochemical (MSTDB-TC) was subsequently expanded to include these Gibbs energy models allowing description of the thermochemical behavior of the CsF-LiF-NaF-KF system.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- OSTI ID:
- 3028744
- Report Number(s):
- INL/JOU-24-81471
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Molecular Liquids, Journal Name: Journal of Molecular Liquids Journal Issue: n/a Vol. 406
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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