Wettability of candidate Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) cladding materials in LWR conditions

Since the 2011 Fukushima accident, substantial research has been dedicated to developing accident tolerant fuel (ATF) cladding materials. These analyses have mostly concentrated on the capability of potential ATF materials to withstand runaway steam oxidation and preserve their mechanical strength and structural integrity under thermal shocks. However, knowledge is relatively deficient for the thermal-hydraulic properties of these materials, particularly under light water reactor (LWR) operating conditions. The surface wettability is particularly important, as it affects the dynamics of the boiling heat transfer process, and consequently, the critical heat flux (CHF) and rewetting temperatures, which are important thermal limits for LWRs. Surface wettability determines nucleation site density, bubble departure diameter, and bubble departure frequency.

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Master

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2020

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• Jena, Anupam,S.M.Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Matteo Bucci.

• Nuclear Science and Engineering.

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• MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/127299

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