Al6061Thermal

Computes the thermal properties of Al6061.

Description

Thermal conductivity, (W/m-K) of Al6061, in Al6061Thermal, is from Rabin et al. (2020). Three options are available: O (for O temper), T6 (for T6 temper), and Cheon (for a correlation from Cheon and Kim (2012)). The O and T6 options use a third-order curve fit to the data in Table 5-44 in Rabin et al. (2020). However, the fit extends only to the solidus temperature and switches to a linear fit between the solidus and liquidus temperatures. The model should not be used beyond the range of experimental data (273.15 - 925.15 K for O and T6 and 298 - 811 K for Cheon). The data and curves are shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Thermal conductivity for Al6061.

Specific heat, (J/kg-K) of Al6061, in Al6061Thermal, is from Rabin et al. (2020). Three options are available: Polkinghorne, Cheon, and ASM. Polkinghorne is a third-order curve fit to the data in Table 5-43 in Rabin et al. (2020). However, the fit extends only to the solidus temperature and switches to a linear fit between the solidus and liquidus temperatures. The model should not be used beyond the range of experimental data (290.15 - 925.15 K for Polkinghorne, 298 - 811 K for Cheon, and 298 - 805 K for ASM). The data and curves are shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2: Specific heat for Al6061.

Example Input Syntax

[Materials<<<{"href": "../../syntax/Materials/index.html"}>>>]
  [Al6061_0]
    type = Al6061Thermal<<<{"description": "Computes the thermal properties of Al6061.", "href": "Al6061Thermal.html"}>>>
    temperature<<<{"description": "Coupled temperature"}>>> = temperature
    block<<<{"description": "The list of blocks (ids or names) that this object will be applied"}>>> = 0
    thermal_conductivity_model<<<{"description": "The model to use for thermal conductivity: O T6 CHEON"}>>> = O
    specific_heat_model<<<{"description": "The model to use for specific heat: POLKINGHORNE CHEON ASM"}>>> = POLKINGHORNE
  []
  [Al6061_1]
    type = Al6061Thermal<<<{"description": "Computes the thermal properties of Al6061.", "href": "Al6061Thermal.html"}>>>
    temperature<<<{"description": "Coupled temperature"}>>> = temperature
    block<<<{"description": "The list of blocks (ids or names) that this object will be applied"}>>> = 1
    thermal_conductivity_model<<<{"description": "The model to use for thermal conductivity: O T6 CHEON"}>>> = T6
    specific_heat_model<<<{"description": "The model to use for specific heat: POLKINGHORNE CHEON ASM"}>>> = ASM
  []
  [Al6061_2]
    type = Al6061Thermal<<<{"description": "Computes the thermal properties of Al6061.", "href": "Al6061Thermal.html"}>>>
    temperature<<<{"description": "Coupled temperature"}>>> = temperature
    block<<<{"description": "The list of blocks (ids or names) that this object will be applied"}>>> = 2
    thermal_conductivity_model<<<{"description": "The model to use for thermal conductivity: O T6 CHEON"}>>> = CHEON
    specific_heat_model<<<{"description": "The model to use for specific heat: POLKINGHORNE CHEON ASM"}>>> = CHEON
  []
  [Al6061_0_cp]
    type = Al6061Thermal<<<{"description": "Computes the thermal properties of Al6061.", "href": "Al6061Thermal.html"}>>>
    temperature<<<{"description": "Coupled temperature"}>>> = t4cp
    block<<<{"description": "The list of blocks (ids or names) that this object will be applied"}>>> = 0
    thermal_conductivity_model<<<{"description": "The model to use for thermal conductivity: O T6 CHEON"}>>> = O
    specific_heat_model<<<{"description": "The model to use for specific heat: POLKINGHORNE CHEON ASM"}>>> = POLKINGHORNE
    base_name<<<{"description": "Optional parameter that allows the user to define multiple material systems on the same block, i.e. for multiple phases"}>>> = cp
  []
  [Al6061_1_cp]
    type = Al6061Thermal<<<{"description": "Computes the thermal properties of Al6061.", "href": "Al6061Thermal.html"}>>>
    temperature<<<{"description": "Coupled temperature"}>>> = t4cp
    block<<<{"description": "The list of blocks (ids or names) that this object will be applied"}>>> = 1
    thermal_conductivity_model<<<{"description": "The model to use for thermal conductivity: O T6 CHEON"}>>> = T6
    specific_heat_model<<<{"description": "The model to use for specific heat: POLKINGHORNE CHEON ASM"}>>> = ASM
    base_name<<<{"description": "Optional parameter that allows the user to define multiple material systems on the same block, i.e. for multiple phases"}>>> = cp
  []
  [Al6061_2_cp]
    type = Al6061Thermal<<<{"description": "Computes the thermal properties of Al6061.", "href": "Al6061Thermal.html"}>>>
    temperature<<<{"description": "Coupled temperature"}>>> = t4cp
    block<<<{"description": "The list of blocks (ids or names) that this object will be applied"}>>> = 2
    thermal_conductivity_model<<<{"description": "The model to use for thermal conductivity: O T6 CHEON"}>>> = CHEON
    specific_heat_model<<<{"description": "The model to use for specific heat: POLKINGHORNE CHEON ASM"}>>> = CHEON
    base_name<<<{"description": "Optional parameter that allows the user to define multiple material systems on the same block, i.e. for multiple phases"}>>> = cp
  []
[]
(test/tests/Al6061Thermal/Al6061.i)

Input Parameters

  • temperatureCoupled temperature

    C++ Type:std::vector<VariableName>

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Coupled temperature

Required Parameters

  • base_nameOptional parameter that allows the user to define multiple material systems on the same block, i.e. for multiple phases

    C++ Type:std::string

    Controllable:No

    Description:Optional parameter that allows the user to define multiple material systems on the same block, i.e. for multiple phases

  • blockThe list of blocks (ids or names) that this object will be applied

    C++ Type:std::vector<SubdomainName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:The list of blocks (ids or names) that this object will be applied

  • boundaryThe list of boundaries (ids or names) from the mesh where this object applies

    C++ Type:std::vector<BoundaryName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:The list of boundaries (ids or names) from the mesh where this object applies

  • computeTrueWhen false, MOOSE will not call compute methods on this material. The user must call computeProperties() after retrieving the MaterialBase via MaterialBasePropertyInterface::getMaterialBase(). Non-computed MaterialBases are not sorted for dependencies.

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:When false, MOOSE will not call compute methods on this material. The user must call computeProperties() after retrieving the MaterialBase via MaterialBasePropertyInterface::getMaterialBase(). Non-computed MaterialBases are not sorted for dependencies.

  • constant_onNONEWhen ELEMENT, MOOSE will only call computeQpProperties() for the 0th quadrature point, and then copy that value to the other qps.When SUBDOMAIN, MOOSE will only call computeQpProperties() for the 0th quadrature point, and then copy that value to the other qps. Evaluations on element qps will be skipped

    Default:NONE

    C++ Type:MooseEnum

    Options:NONE, ELEMENT, SUBDOMAIN

    Controllable:No

    Description:When ELEMENT, MOOSE will only call computeQpProperties() for the 0th quadrature point, and then copy that value to the other qps.When SUBDOMAIN, MOOSE will only call computeQpProperties() for the 0th quadrature point, and then copy that value to the other qps. Evaluations on element qps will be skipped

  • declare_suffixAn optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any declared properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.

    C++ Type:MaterialPropertyName

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:An optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any declared properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.

  • silence_warningsFalseWhether to silence correlation out of bound warnings

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Whether to silence correlation out of bound warnings

  • specific_heat_modelPOLKINGHORNEThe model to use for specific heat: POLKINGHORNE CHEON ASM

    Default:POLKINGHORNE

    C++ Type:MooseEnum

    Options:POLKINGHORNE, CHEON, ASM

    Controllable:No

    Description:The model to use for specific heat: POLKINGHORNE CHEON ASM

  • thermal_conductivity_modelOThe model to use for thermal conductivity: O T6 CHEON

    Default:O

    C++ Type:MooseEnum

    Options:O, T6, CHEON

    Controllable:No

    Description:The model to use for thermal conductivity: O T6 CHEON

Optional Parameters

  • control_tagsAdds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.

    C++ Type:std::vector<std::string>

    Controllable:No

    Description:Adds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.

  • enableTrueSet the enabled status of the MooseObject.

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:Yes

    Description:Set the enabled status of the MooseObject.

  • implicitTrueDetermines whether this object is calculated using an implicit or explicit form

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Determines whether this object is calculated using an implicit or explicit form

  • seed0The seed for the master random number generator

    Default:0

    C++ Type:unsigned int

    Controllable:No

    Description:The seed for the master random number generator

  • use_displaced_meshFalseWhether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Whether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.

Advanced Parameters

  • output_propertiesList of material properties, from this material, to output (outputs must also be defined to an output type)

    C++ Type:std::vector<std::string>

    Controllable:No

    Description:List of material properties, from this material, to output (outputs must also be defined to an output type)

  • outputsnone Vector of output names where you would like to restrict the output of variables(s) associated with this object

    Default:none

    C++ Type:std::vector<OutputName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:Vector of output names where you would like to restrict the output of variables(s) associated with this object

Outputs Parameters

  • prop_getter_suffixAn optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any attempt to retrieve/get material properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.

    C++ Type:MaterialPropertyName

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:An optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any attempt to retrieve/get material properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.

  • use_interpolated_stateFalseFor the old and older state use projected material properties interpolated at the quadrature points. To set up projection use the ProjectedStatefulMaterialStorageAction.

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:For the old and older state use projected material properties interpolated at the quadrature points. To set up projection use the ProjectedStatefulMaterialStorageAction.

Material Property Retrieval Parameters

  • specific_heat_scale_factor1Optional scaling factor applied to the overall specific heat.

    Default:1

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Optional scaling factor applied to the overall specific heat.

  • thermal_conductivity_scale_factor1Optional scaling factor applied to the overall thermal conductivity.

    Default:1

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Optional scaling factor applied to the overall thermal conductivity.

Advanced: Scaling Factors Parameters

Input Files

References

  1. J. S. Cheon and Y.S. Kim. Material properties of aluminum alloys and pure zirconium for use in high-density fuel development for research reactors. Technical Report ANL/RERTR/TM-12-6, Argonne National Laboratory, 2012.[BibTeX]
  2. B. Rabin, M. Meyer, J. Cole, I. Glagolenko, W. Jones, J-F. Jue, D. Keiser Jr, C. Miller, G. Moore, H. Ozaltun, F. Rice, A. Robinson, J. Smith, D. Wachs, W. Williams, N. Woolstenhulme, G. Hofman, and Y. Kim. Preliminary report on U-Mo monolithic fuel for research reactors. Technical Report INL EXT-17-40975, Idaho National Laboratory, 4 2020.[BibTeX]