armi.materials.thU module

Thorium Uranium metal.

Data is from [IAEA-TECDOC-1450].

The data in this file exists for testing and demonstration purposes only. Developers of ARMI applications can refer to this file for a fully worked example of an ARMI material. And this material has proven useful for testing. The data contained in this file should not be used in production simulations.

class armi.materials.thU.ThU[source]

Bases: FuelMaterial

enrichedNuclide = 'U233': Name of enriched nuclide to be interpreted by enrichment modification methods

propertyValidTemperature = {'linear expansion': ((30, 600), 'K')}: Dictionary of valid temperatures over which the property models are valid in the format ‘Property Name’: ((Temperature_Lower_Limit, Temperature_Upper_Limit), Temperature_Units)

getEnrichment()[source]

applyInputParams(U233_wt_frac=None, *args, **kwargs)[source]

setDefaultMassFracs()[source]

linearExpansion(Tk=None, Tc=None)[source]: Linear expansion in m/m/K from IAEA TE 1450.

thermalConductivity(Tk=None, Tc=None)[source]: Thermal conductivity in W/m-K from IAEA TE 1450.

meltingPoint()[source]: Melting point in K from IAEA TE 1450.