armi.materials.thorium module

Thorium Metal.

Data is from [IAEA-TECDOC-1450].

class armi.materials.thorium.Thorium[source]

Bases: FuelMaterial

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)

setDefaultMassFracs()[source]

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

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

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