scholarly journals Fabrication of U-10 wt.%Zr Metallic Fuel Rodlets for Irradiation Test in BOR-60 Fast Reactor

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Ki-Hwan Kim ◽  
Jong-Hwan Kim ◽  
Seok-Jin Oh ◽  
Jung-Won Lee ◽  
Ho-Jin Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fast Reactor ◽  
Casting Defects ◽  
Qualification Test ◽  
Fabrication Technology ◽  
Metallic Fuel ◽  
Casting Method ◽  
Casting Technology ◽  
Irradiation Test ◽  
Injection Casting

The fabrication technology for metallic fuel has been developed to produce the driver fuel in a PGSFR in Korea since 2007. In order to evaluate the irradiation integrity and validate the in-reactor of the starting metallic fuel with FMS cladding for the loading of the metallic fuel, U-10 wt.%Zr fuel rodlets were fabricated and evaluated for a verification of the starting driver fuel through an irradiation test in the BOR-60 fast reactor. The injection casting method was applied to U-10 wt.%Zr fuel slugs with a diameter of 5.5 mm. Consequently, fuel slugs per melting batch without casting defects were fabricated through the development of advanced casting technology and evaluation tests. The optimal GTAW welding conditions were also established through a number of experiments. In addition, a qualification test was carried out to prove the weld quality of the end plug welding of the metallic fuel rodlets. The wire wrapping of metallic fuel rodlets was successfully accomplished for the irradiation test. Thus, PGSFR fuel rodlets have been soundly fabricated for the irradiation test in a BOR-60 fast reactor.

Phase characteristics of rare earth elements in metallic fuel for a sodium-cooled fast reactor by injection casting

2017 ◽  
Vol 486 ◽  
pp. 53-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seoung Woo Kuk ◽  
Ki Hwan Kim ◽  
Jong Hwan Kim ◽  
Hoon Song ◽  
Seok Jin Oh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Fast Reactor ◽  
Metallic Fuel ◽  
Injection Casting

Effect of Different Gating Systems and Sand Mold Binder on the Cast-Quality of Bicycle Frame Produced through Sand Casting Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 402 ◽  
pp. 100-107
Author(s):  
Akhyar ◽  
Husaini ◽  
Masri Ali ◽  
Nurdin Ali ◽  
Farhan Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Water Glass ◽  
Casting Process ◽  
Sand Mold ◽  
Casting Defects ◽  
Casting Method ◽  
Mold Casting ◽  
Furan Resin ◽  
Bicycle Frame ◽  
The Impact

The bicycle frame produced through the metal casting process by recycling aluminum alloys can be an environmentally friendly alternative solution. Mold types and gating systems used generally affects the quality of the casting product. In this experiment, the effect of gating number and riser type variations (for sand binder) observed on casting defects, hardness, and impact value. Subsequently, chemical composition and microstructure of recycled aluminum metal from bicycle frames produced through sand mold casting are also evaluated. Three types of risers are bentonite, water glass, and furan resin. The results indicate that mold with two gating system has a low porosity as casting defects. The cast-bike frame produced using furan resin reaches the highest hardness value of 46 HRB compared to water glass and bentonite as the binder of sand-molds. The impact test observes 3.9 J carried out by the ASTM E23 sample at room temperature.

scholarly journals Preparation of U–Zr–Mn, a Surrogate Alloy for Recycling Fast Reactor Fuel

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong-Hwan Kim ◽  
Ki-Hwan Kim ◽  
Chan-Bock Lee
Keyword(s):  
Fast Reactor ◽  
Reactor Fuel ◽  
Metallic Fuel ◽  
Fuel Rods ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Dynamic Vacuum ◽  
Target Composition ◽  
Injection Casting ◽  
Fast Reactor Fuel ◽  
Mn Content

Metallic fuel slugs of U–10Zr–5Mn (wt%), a surrogate alloy for the U–TRU–Zr (TRU: a transuranic element) alloys proposed for sodium-cooled fast reactors, were prepared by injection casting in a laboratory-scale furnace, and their characteristics were evaluated. As-cast U–Zr–Mn fuel rods were generally sound, without cracks or thin sections. Approximately 68% of the original Mn content was lost under dynamic vacuum and the resulting slug was denser than those prepared under Ar pressure. The concentration of volatile Mn was as per the target composition along the entire length of the rods prepared under 400 and 600 Torr. Impurities, namely, oxygen, carbon, silicon, and nitrogen, totaled less than 2,000 ppm, satisfying fuel criteria.

Development of Fabrication Technology of Metallic Fuel by Injection Casting

2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (sup3) ◽  
pp. 910-912 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moriyasu Tokiwai ◽  
Akihiro Kondo ◽  
Ryouichi Yuda ◽  
Noriyuki Tsukino ◽  
Shinji Yoshie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fabrication Technology ◽  
Metallic Fuel ◽  
Injection Casting

scholarly journals Methodology to Reduce Casting Defects of Alluminium alloy using Post Heat Treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-80
Author(s):  
Varinder Mandley ◽  
Mamta Janagal
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Aluminium Alloys ◽  
Initial Step ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Casting Defects ◽  
Casting Method ◽  
Post Heat Treatment ◽  
Hardness Property ◽  
Aluminum Compounds

In early years with the expansion of industries and growth of technology, the usage of aluminum and its alloys is also expanding. Therefore It is additionally utilized in aviation and vehicle industries because of their low thickness, good hardness property, great mechanical properties, better consumption opposition and low coefficient of extension when compared with other metals and alloy. The initial step of assembling in the aluminum combinations begins with the throwing strategy in light of the fact that the underlying throwing structure importantly affects the achievement of thermo-mechanical properties. The initial step of manufacturing in the aluminium alloys is the casting method . The casting structure has an important effect on the success of thermo-mechanical properties. The quality of aluminum amalgams can be dictated by its size and microstructure highlights of circulation all through the throwing procedure. In this way, it is essential to characterize throwing parameters of the aluminum compounds examples for controlling the microstructure properties and throwing abandons. This paper depends on the strategy to evacuate throwing abandons and improve the hardness of the aluminum composites.

Error determination of hidden flows by hydrostatic weighing in parts obtained by casting

2020 ◽  
pp. 339-342
Author(s):  
M.S. Razumov ◽  
P.V. Glazkov ◽  
V.S. Kochergin ◽  
A.S. Byshkin
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Calculations ◽  
Casting Defects ◽  
Casting Method ◽  
Error Determination ◽  
Hydrostatic Weighing ◽  
Weighing Method ◽  
Hydrostatic Weighing Method

The existing methods for detecting of casting defects and their disadvantages are considered. Hydrostatic weighing method is proposed for detecting of hidden fl aws by comparing the reference and calculated densities of the casting, method for calculating of the error is recommended. The adequacy of theoretical calculations is verifi ed experimentally

Investigation of the Structure and Magnetic Properties of Bulk Amorphous FeCoYB Alloy

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (9) ◽  
pp. 2162-2165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Bloch ◽  
Mihail Aurel Titu ◽  
Andrei Victor Sandu
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Hyperfine Field ◽  
Irreversible Processes ◽  
Magnetization Process ◽  
Casting Method ◽  
The Core ◽  
Injection Casting ◽  
Core Losses ◽  
Microstructural Studies

The paper presents the results of structural and microstructural studies for the bulk Fe65Co10Y5B20 and Fe63Co10Y7B20 alloys. All the rods obtained by the injection casting method were fully amorphous. It was found on the basis of analysis of distribution of hyperfine field induction that the samples of Fe65Co10Y5B20 alloy are characterised with greater atomic packing density. Addition of Y to the bulk amorphous Fe65Co10Y5B20 alloy leads to the decrease of the average induction of hyperfine field value. In a strong magnetic field (i.e. greater than 0.4HC), during the magnetization process of the alloys, where irreversible processes take place, the core losses associated with magnetization and de-magnetization were investigated.

scholarly journals Microstructure and Thermoelectric Properties of (Bi0.48Sb1.52)Te3 Thick Films Prepared with Tape Casting Method

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
Lichen Liu ◽  
Ziping Cao ◽  
Min Chen ◽  
Jun Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Thick Films ◽  
Tape Casting ◽  
Casting Process ◽  
Casting Method ◽  
Glass Substrates ◽  
Conductive Films ◽  
Casting Technology

This paper reports the fabrication and characterization of (Bi0.48Sb1.52)Te3 thick films using a tape casting process on glass substrates. A slurry of thermoelectric (Bi0.48Sb1.52)Te3 was developed and cured thick films were annealed in a vacuum chamber at 500–600 °C. The microstructure of these films was analyzed, and the Seebeck coefficient and electric conductivity were tested. It was found that the subsequent annealing process must be carefully designed to achieve good thermoelectric properties of these samples. Conductive films were obtained after annealing and led to acceptable thermoelectric performance. While the properties of these initial materials are not at the level of bulk materials, this work demonstrates that the low-cost tape casting technology is promising for fabricating thermoelectric modules for energy conversion.

scholarly journals Small power lead fast reactor with metallic fuel

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgij Levanovich Khorasanov ◽  
Dmitry Sergeevich Samokhin ◽  
Aleksandr Sergeevich Zevyakin ◽  
Evgenij Alekseevich Zemskov ◽  
Anatolij Ivanovich Blokhin
Keyword(s):  
Fast Reactor ◽  
Metallic Fuel ◽  
Small Power
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