Source code for armi.materials.lithium

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"""
Lithium.

.. WARNING:: Whenever you irradiate lithium you will get tritium.
"""

from armi import runLog
from armi.materials import material
from armi.nucDirectory import nuclideBases as nb
from armi.utils.mathematics import getFloat


[docs]class Lithium(material.Fluid):
    name = "Lithium"
    references = {"density": "Wikipedia"}
    enrichedNuclide = "LI6"

[docs]    def applyInputParams(self, LI_wt_frac=None, LI6_wt_frac=None, *args, **kwargs):
        if LI_wt_frac is not None:
            runLog.warning(
                "The 'LI_wt_frac' material modification for Lithium will be deprecated"
                " Update your inputs to use 'LI6_wt_frac' instead.",
                single=True,
            )
            if LI6_wt_frac is not None:
                runLog.warning(
                    "Both 'LI_wt_frac' and 'LI6_wt_frac' are specified "
                    f"for {self}. 'LI6_wt_frac' will be used.",
                    single=True,
                )

        LI6_wt_frac = LI6_wt_frac or LI_wt_frac

        enrich = getFloat(LI6_wt_frac)
        # allow 0.0 to pass in!
        if enrich is not None:
            self.adjustMassEnrichment(LI6_wt_frac)

[docs]    def density(self, Tk=None, Tc=None):
        r"""
        Wikipedia.

        Will be liquid above 180C.
        """
        return 0.512  # g/cc

[docs]    def setDefaultMassFracs(self):
        self.setMassFrac("LI6", nb.byName["LI6"].abundance)
        self.setMassFrac("LI7", nb.byName["LI7"].abundance)

[docs]    def meltingPoint(self):
        return 453.69  # K

[docs]    def boilingPoint(self):
        return 1615.0  # K

[docs]    def thermalConductivity(self, Tk=None, Tc=None):
        r"""
        Wikipedia
        """
        return 84.8  # W/m-K

[docs]    def heatCapacity(self, Tk=None, Tc=None):
        return 3570.0