armi.materials.leadBismuth module

Lead-Bismuth eutectic

This is a great coolant for superfast neutron reactors. It’s heavy though.

class armi.materials.leadBismuth.LeadBismuth

Bases: armi.materials.material.Fluid

Lead bismuth eutectic

name = 'Lead Bismuth'

setDefaultMassFracs()

mass fractions

density(Tk=None, Tc=None)

density in g/cc from V. sobolev/ J Nucl Mat 362 (2007) 235-247

volumetricExpansion(Tk=None, Tc=None)

volumetric expansion inferred from density. NOT BASED ON MEASUREMENT. Done by V. sobolev/ J Nucl Mat 362 (2007) 235-247

heatCapacity(Tk=None, Tc=None)

heat ccapacity in J/kg/K from Sobolev. Expected acuracy 5%

dynamicVisc(Tk=None, Tc=None)

dynamic viscosity in Pa-s from Sobolev. Accessed online at http://www.oecd-nea.org/science/reports/2007/nea6195-handbook.html on 11/9/12

thermalConductivity(Tk=None, Tc=None)

thermal conductivity in W/m/K from Sobolev. Accessed online at http://www.oecd-nea.org/science/reports/2007/nea6195-handbook.html on 11/9/12

paramCollectionType

alias of armi.reactor.parameters.parameterCollections.MaterialParameterCollection