FEMAXI-7 analysis for modeling benchmark for FeCrAl

Yamaji, Akifumi*; Susuki, Naomichi*; Kaji, Yoshiyuki

IAEA-TECDOC-1921, p.199 - 209, 2020/07

The thermo-physical models and irradiation behavior of FeCrAl as defined by the benchmark organizer have been implemented to FEMAXI-7. Analyses were carried out firstly for the specified normal operation condition. Then, some sensitivity analyses were carried out with different assumptions and model parameters. Under the normal operating condition, the predicted FeCrAl cladded fuel performance was similar to that of Zry cladded fuel with notable, but not major difference regarding late gap closure. Under the simulated LOCA conditions, the burst pressure could be evaluated. The predicted cladding creep strain at burst was mainly attributed to creep strain with negligible plastic strain. Overall, FEMAXI-7 analyses have demonstrated excellent robustness and flexibility in modeling FeCrAl-UO system under normal and LOCA conditions.

Comparison of the extractabilities of tetrachloro- and tetrabromopalladate(II) ions with a thiodiglycolamide compound

Narita, Hirokazu*; Maeda, Motoki*; Tokoro, Chiharu*; Suzuki, Tomoya*; Tanaka, Mikiya*; Motokawa, Ryuhei; Shiwaku, Hideaki; Yaita, Tsuyoshi

Analytical Sciences, 33(11), p.1305 - 1309, 2017/11

https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.33.1305

Process evaluation of use of High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors to an ironmaking system based on Active Carbon Recycling Energy System

Hayashi, Kentaro*; Kasahara, Seiji; Kurihara, Kohei*; Nakagaki, Takao*; Yan, X.; Inagaki, Yoshiyuki; Ogawa, Masuro

ISIJ International, 55(2), p.348 - 358, 2015/02

https://doi.org/10.2355/isijinternational.55.348

Reducing coking coal consumption and CO emissions by application of iACRES (ironmaking system based on active carbon recycling energy system) was investigated using process flow modeling to show effectiveness of HTGRs (high temperature gas-cooled reactors) adoption to iACRES. Two systems were evaluated: a SOEC (solid oxide electrolysis cell) system using CO electrolysis and a RWGS (reverse water-gas shift reaction) system using RWGS reaction with H produced by IS (iodine-sulfur) process. Both the effects on saving of the coking coal and reduction of CO emissions were greater in the RWGS system. It was the reason of the result that excess H which was not consumed in the RWGS reaction was used as reducing agent in the BF as well as CO. Heat balance in the HTGR, SOEC and RWGS modules were evaluated to clarify process components to be improved. Optimization of the SOEC temperature was desired to reduce Joule heat input for high efficiency operation of the SOEC system. Higher H production thermal efficiency in the IS process for the RWGS system is effective for more efficient HTGR heat utilization. The SOEC system was able to utilize HTGR heat to reduce CO emissions more efficiently by comparing CO emissions reduction per unit heat of HTGR.

Process evaluation of use of HTGRs to an ironmaking system based on active carbon recycling energy system (iACRES)

Hayashi, Kentaro*; Kasahara, Seiji; Kurihara, Kohei*; Nakagaki, Takao*; Yan, X.; Inagaki, Yoshiyuki; Ogawa, Masuro

Tanso Junkan Seitetsu Kenkyukai Saika Hokokusho; Tanso Junkan Seitetsu No Tenkai, p.42 - 62, 2015/02

Reducing coking coal consumption and CO emissions by application of HTGRs (high temperature gas-cooled reactors) to iACRES (ironmaking system based on active carbon recycling energy system) was investigated using process flow modeling. Two systems were evaluated: a SOEC (solid oxide electrolysis cell) system using CO electrolysis and a RWGS (reverse water-gas shift reaction) system using RWGS reaction with H produced by IS (iodine-sulfur) process. Coking coal consumption was reduced from a conventional BF (blast furnace) steelmaking system by 4.3% in the SOEC system and 10.3% in the RWGS system. CO emissions were decreased by 3.4% in the SOEC system and 8.2% in the RWGS system. Remaining H from the RWGS reactor was used as reducing agent in the BF in the RWGS system. This was the reason of the larger reduction of coking coal consumption and CO emissions. Electricity generation for SOEC occupied most of HTGR heat usage in the SOEC system. H production in the IS process used most of the HTGR heat in the RWGS system. Optimization of the SOEC temperature for the SOEC system and higher H production thermal efficiency in the IS process for the RWGS system will be useful for more efficient heat utilization. One typical-sized BF required 0.5 HTGRs and 2 HTGRs for in the SOEC system and RWGS system, respectively. CO emissions reduction per unit heat input was larger in the SOEC system. Recycling H to the RWGS will be useful for smaller emissions per unit heat in the RWGS system.

Micro/nanofabrication of poly(-lactic acid) using focused ion beam direct etching

Oyama, Tomoko; Hinata, Toru*; Nagasawa, Naotsugu; Oshima, Akihiro*; Washio, Masakazu*; Tagawa, Seiichi*; Taguchi, Mitsumasa

Applied Physics Letters, 103(16), p.163105_1 - 163105_4, 2013/10

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4825277

Micro/nanofabrication of biocompatible and biodegradable poly(-lactic acid) (PLLA) was evaluated using focused Ga ion beam direct etching. The fabrication performance was determined with different ion fluences and fluxes. It was found that the etching speed and fabrication accuracy were affected by irradiation-induced heat because the resistance of PLLA to thermal deformation is decreased when above its glass transition temperature (approximately 60C). By controlling the irradiation conditions, controlled micro/nanostructures of PLLA were fabricated, such as holes (80 nm) and alphabets (width: 100 nm). Moreover, focused ion beam (FIB)-irradiated surfaces were analyzed using micro-area X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Owing to reactions such as the physical sputtering of atoms and radiation-induced decomposition, PLLA was gradually carbonized with increasing C=C bonds expected to have good cell attachment properties.

Super fast reactor R&D projects in Japan, 4; Numerical estimation of thermal-hydraulic characteristics of supercritical fluids in tight-lattice bundles by three-dimensional two-fluid model analysis code ACE-3D

Nakatsuka, Toru; Misawa, Takeharu; Yoshida, Hiroyuki; Takase, Kazuyuki

Proceedings of 19th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE-19) (CD-ROM), 5 Pages, 2011/10

To analyze thermal hydraulics in the core of supercritical-water-cooled reactors, JAEA has been improved a three-dimensional two-fluid model analysis code ACE-3D, which has been developed originally for two-phase flow of LWRs. Heat transfer experiments of supercritical fluids flowing in a tube, a vertical annular channel around a heater pin and 7-rod bundles were analyzed with the improved ACE-3D to assess the prediction performance of the code at supercritical region. As a result, it was confirmed that the calculated wall surface temperatures agreed with the measured results. To evaluate thermal hydraulic characteristics of a tight-lattice fuel bundle of Super Fast Reactor, a simplified 19-rod fuel assembly was analyzed. Maximum clad surface temperature was observed at the position facing to the narrowest gap on the center rod near the outlet and the value was 901K. The predicted MCST satisfies thermal design criteria to ensure fuel and cladding integrity.

Micro-fabrication of biodegradable polymers using focused ion beam

Okubo, Satoshi*; Takahashi, Tomohiro*; Takasawa, Yuya*; Gowa, Tomoko*; Sasaki, Takashi*; Nagasawa, Naotsugu; Tamada, Masao; Oshima, Akihiro*; Tagawa, Seiichi*; Washio, Masakazu*

Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology, 23(3), p.393 - 397, 2010/11

https://doi.org/10.2494/photopolymer.23.393

Microfabrication of biodegradable polymers such as poly(butylene succinate--adipate) (PBSA) and poly(-caprolactone) (PCL) were demonstrated using focused ion beam (FIB) with maskless direct etching. As the result, the micro structures of PBSA and PCL were obtained. The etching depth of both PBSA and PCL were increased with increasing FIB fluence, and the etching rates were estimated to be about 1.3 10 m/(ions cm) and 1.2 10 m/(ions cm), respectively. Moreover, very thin films of PBSA and PCL were made by spin-coating method. The thicknesses of the spin-coated samples were about 200 nm, and the surface roughness was less than 10 nm (RMS). The fine structures such as micro-gear of PBSA and PCL were obtained without solid debris. The line width of the fabricated structure was about 250 nm.

Numerical simulation of critical current degradation of NbSn strand in CIC conductor

Murakami, Haruyuki*; Ishiyama, Atsushi*; Ueda, Hiroshi*; Koizumi, Norikiyo; Okuno, Kiyoshi

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 18(2), p.1051 - 1054, 2008/06

https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2008.921979

Critical current was degraded by periodic transverse load in a CICC. A simulation code was developed to study mechanism of this degradation in details. The simulation results were compared with results of experiment in which single strand was periodically bent. Since the test results could not be simulated well in the previous work, the authors carried out improvements of the model, such as use of electro-plastic model and detail evaluation of conductance among filaments. By these improvements the agreement between the simulation and experiment can be modified. This results in verifying validity of our code. Using our code, the general dependence of the critical current degradation on strand configuration, such as barrier thickness, RRR of bronze and twist pitch of filament, are evaluated. The results show barrier thickness affects critical current performance because of its large bending rigidity. On the other hand, RRR of bronze and twist pitch of filament hardly affects critical current performance.

Ratio of transverse diffusion coefficient to mobility of electrons in high-pressure xenon and xenon doped with hydrogen

Kobayashi, Shingo*; Hasebe, Nobuyuki*; Hosojima, Takehiro*; Ishizaki, Takeshi*; Iwamatsu, Kazuhiro*; Mimura, Mitsuteru*; Miyachi, Takashi*; Miyajima, Mitsuhiro*; Pushkin, K.*; Tezuka, Chikara*; et al.

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1, 45(10A), p.7894 - 7900, 2006/10

https://doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.45.7894

We have obtained the ratio of transverse diffusion coeffcient to mobility of electrons multiplied by the elementary charge, in Xe and Xe+H under electric fields at a higher pressure of 1 MPa in comparison with preceding experiments. The result shows that the density effect (non-linear effect) of the ratio in both of pure Xe and Xe+H is 15% below 1 MPa over the reduced electric field range from 0.08 to 0.610Vcm. We also found that the diffusion of an electron swarm is suppressed by adding trace of hydrogen to high-pressure xenon gas. Discussion is made of Xe+H gas to a new -ray camera. Trace of hydrogen to high-pressure xenon gas. Discussion is made of Xe+H gas to a new -ray camera.

Evaluation of three dimensional microstructures on silica glass fabricated by ion microbeam

Nishikawa, Hiroyuki*; Souno, T.*; Hattori, M.*; Oki, Y.*; Watanabe, E.*; Oikawa, Masakazu*; Arakawa, Kazuo; Kamiya, Tomihiro

JAERI-Review 2003-033, TIARA Annual Report 2002, p.254 - 256, 2003/11

https://doi.org/10.11484/jaeri-review-2003-033

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