Source code for armi.materials.thoriumOxide

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"""
Thorium Oxide solid ceramic.

Data is from [IAEA-TECDOCT-1450]_.

.. [IAEA-TECDOCT-1450] Thorium fuel cycle -- Potential benefits and challenges, IAEA-TECDOC-1450 (2005).
    https://www-pub.iaea.org/mtcd/publications/pdf/te_1450_web.pdf
"""
from armi import runLog
from armi.utils.units import getTk
from armi.materials.material import Material, FuelMaterial, SimpleSolid


[docs]class ThoriumOxide(FuelMaterial, SimpleSolid): propertyValidTemperature = {"linear expansion": ((298, 1223), "K")} def __init__(self): Material.__init__(self) self.refDens = 10.00
[docs] def applyInputParams(self, TD_frac=None, *args, **kwargs): if TD_frac is not None: if TD_frac > 1.0: runLog.warning( f"Theoretical density frac for {self} is {TD_frac}, which is >1", single=True, label="Large theoretical density", ) elif TD_frac == 0: runLog.warning( f"Theoretical density frac for {self} is zero!", single=True, label="Zero theoretical density", ) elif TD_frac < 0: runLog.error( "TD_frac is entered as negative. This is not allowed!", single=True, label="Negative TD_frac", ) self.adjustTD(TD_frac) FuelMaterial.applyInputParams(self, *args, **kwargs)
[docs] def setDefaultMassFracs(self): r"""ThO2 mass fractions. Using Pure Th-232. 100% 232. Thorium: 232.030806 g/mol Oxygen: 15.9994 g/mol 2 moles of oxygen/1 mole of Thorium grams of Th-232 = 232.030806 g/mol* 1 mol = 232.030806 g grams of Oxygen = 15.9994 g/mol* 2 mol = 31.9988 g total=264.029606 g. Mass fractions are computed from this. """ self.setMassFrac("TH232", 0.8788) self.setMassFrac("O16", 0.1212)
[docs] def linearExpansion(self, Tk=None, Tc=None): r"""Linear expansion in m/m/K from IAEA TE 1450.""" Tk = getTk(Tc, Tk) self.checkPropertyTempRange("linear expansion", Tk) return 9.67e-6
[docs] def linearExpansionPercent(self, Tk=None, Tc=None): """ Approximate the linear thermal expansion percent from the linear expansion coefficient, taking 298K as the reference temperature. """ Tk = getTk(Tc=Tc, Tk=Tk) linearExpansionCoef = self.linearExpansion(Tk=Tk) return 100 * (linearExpansionCoef * (Tk - 298))
[docs] def thermalConductivity(self, Tk=None, Tc=None): r"""Thermal conductivity in W/m-K from IAEA TE 1450.""" return 6.20
[docs] def meltingPoint(self): r"""Melting point in K from IAEA TE 1450.""" return 3643.0
[docs] def density(self, Tk=None, Tc=None): return Material.density(self, Tk, Tc) * self.getTD()
[docs]class ThO2(ThoriumOxide): """Another name for ThoriumOxide.""" pass