Double Diffusive Natural Convection in a Nuclear Waste Repository
Conference
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OSTI ID:893597
In this study, we conduct a two-dimensional numerical analysis of double diffusive natural convection in an emplacement drift for a nuclear waste repository. In-drift heat and moisture transport is driven by combined thermal- and compositional-induced buoyancy forces. Numerical results demonstrate buoyancy-driven convective flow patterns and configurations during both repository heat-up and cool-down phases. It is also shown that boundary conditions, particularly on the drip-shield surface, have strong impacts on the in-drift convective flow and transport.
- Research Organization:
- Yucca Mountain Project, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- NA
- OSTI ID:
- 893597
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-PROC-218664; MOL.20060425.0088, DC# 47461; TRN: US0606055
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Internantion High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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