Fuel Coolant Thermal Interaction Project. Quarterly progress report No. 3, January 31, 1976--March 31, 1976

Technical Report · Wed Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1976

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7149460· OSTI ID:7149460

Todreas, N E

The objective of the continued work on this project is to experimentally and analytically study the dominant mechanisms in fuel coolant thermal interactions which could lead to vapor explosions. The exploration of mechanisms is focused in two areas: (1) Mechanisms responsible for fragmentation in molten metal droplet experiments (here we will include assessment of the validity of the proposed Spontaneous Nucleation Mechanism); and (2) Thermal Stress Initiated Fracture as a fragmentation mechanism (this mechanism is not considered responsible for the fragmentation of molten metal drops). Work is being performed in both these areas simultaneously and is briefly described.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7149460
• Report Number(s): COO-2781-3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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