IFCI: An Integrated code for calculation of all phases of Fuel-Coolant Interactions

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5654126

Young, M F

The IFCI (Integrated Fuel-Coolant Interaction) code was developed to investigate the interaction of hot molten materials with water in as mechanistic a manner as possible. This report describes the key features of IFCI, such as dynamic fragmentation and surface area transport, and describes the results of the first IFCI test problem. The test problem is a simulation of an experiment from the Fully Instrumented Test Series (FITS) in which 20 kg of molten iron-alumina thermite was poured into a tank of water. 30 refs., 16 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5654126
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-5084; SAND-87-1048; ON: TI88005325
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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