CompositeSiCThermal

Computes thermal conductivity and specific heat of composite (CVI) SiC/SiC cladding.

Description

The CompositeSiCThermal model computes the thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity of composite silicon carbide.

Thermal Conductivity Models

Three models exist for the thermal conductivity of composite silicon carbide; Koyanagi, Stone, and the Combined.

Koyanagi Model

Koyanagi et al. (2017) developed a model for unirradiated composite SiC. The through thickness (of tube specimens) thermal conductivity correlation is calculated from the measured thermal diffusivity data through: where is the thermal conductivity (W/m-K), is the thermal diffusivity, is the specific heat at constant pressure, and is the density of composite SiC. The density of composite SiC is taken as the average of the reported value by Koyanagi et al. (2017) ( = 2700 kg/m). The specific heat is calculated by Eq. (1) or Eq. (2). The range of thermal diffusivity measurements for full SiC/SiC composite as a function of temperature are shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Ranges of temperature dependent thermal diffusivity of Full SiC/SiC composite (Koyanagi et al., 2017).

Temperature (K)Thermal Diffusivity Range (mm/s)
298.02-7
573.151.25-4.5
1073.151-3.25

For the computation of the thermal conductivity, the thermal diffusivity is calculated from a piecewise linear function generated from the mean of the ranges given in Table 1. After converting to SI units for the thermal diffusivity (m/s) the tabulated values used in the piecewise linear function are shown in Table 2.

Table 2: Mean temperature dependent thermal diffusivity used in the BISON piecewise linear function.

Temperature (K)Thermal Diffusivity (m/s)
298.04.510
573.152.87510
1073.152.12510

Stone Model

Stone et al. (2015) developed a model that applies to both irradiated and unirradiated composite SiC. The unirradiated thermal conductivity (W/m-K) is given by: where is the temperature in K. Irradiation effects are taken into account by assuming a resistance network where the total thermal conductivity is given by: where is the resistance due to irradiation effects given by: where is the total volumetric swelling strain calculated by CompositeSiCVolumetricSwellingEigenstrain.

Combined Model

Since Koyanagi's model is preferred for including tube specimen data, but lacks an irradiation damage description, the combined model incorporates Stone's irradiation damage resistivity term to Koyanagi's model:

Specific Heat Capacity Models

Two models exist for the specific heat of composite silicon carbide; Snead and the GA.

Snead Model

Snead et al. (2007) used the same correlation for specific heat (J/kg-K) as for monolithic SiC (Snead et al., 2007):

(1) where is the temperature in K.

GA Model

GA (2020) developed a correlation to mechanically represent the measured specific heat (J/kg-K) of General Atomics (GA) prototype cladding:

(2) where is the temperature in K.

Range of Applicability and Uncertainty

Thermal Conductivity

The Koyanagi model was derived from experiments in the temperature range 298.0 - 1073.15 K. The experimental uncertainty was not published.

The Stone model was derived from a 4th order polymonial fit from temperatures 273 - 1573 K. The uncertainty in the calculation was not published.

Specific Heat

The Snead model applies to temperatures 200 - 2400 K with uncertainty of 7% for 200 T 1000 K, and 4% for 1000 T 2400 K.

The GA model was derived from experiments in the temperature range 150 - 2000 K. The experimental uncertainty was not published.

Example Input Syntax

[Materials<<<{"href": "../../syntax/Materials/index.html"}>>>]
  [thermalCompositeSiC]
    type = CompositeSiCThermal<<<{"description": "Computes thermal conductivity and specific heat of composite (CVI) SiC/SiC cladding.", "href": "CompositeSiCThermal.html"}>>>
    temperature<<<{"description": "Coupled Temperature"}>>> = temperature
    thermal_conductivity_model<<<{"description": "Options for the correlation used to calculate thermal conductivity"}>>> = STONE # This is the default
  []
[]
(test/tests/thermalCompositeSiC/thermal_stone_irradiated.i)

Input Parameters

  • temperatureCoupled Temperature

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

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Coupled Temperature

Required Parameters

  • 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.

  • specific_heat_modelSNEADOptions for the correlation used to calculate specific heat

    Default:SNEAD

    C++ Type:MooseEnum

    Options:SNEAD, GA

    Controllable:No

    Description:Options for the correlation used to calculate specific heat

  • thermal_conductivity_modelSTONEOptions for the correlation used to calculate thermal conductivity

    Default:STONE

    C++ Type:MooseEnum

    Options:KOYANAGI, COMBINED, STONE

    Controllable:No

    Description:Options for the correlation used to calculate thermal conductivity

  • thermal_conductivity_scale_factor1Thermal conductivity scale factor

    Default:1

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Thermal conductivity scale factor

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

Input Files

References

  1. GA. Material properties manual: general atomics silicon carbide cladding. Technical Report GA-A28712X, General Atomics Inc., 2020.[BibTeX]
  2. T. Koyanagi, Y. Katoh, G. Singh, and M. Snead. SiC/SiC cladding materials properties handbook. Technical Report ORNL/TM-2017/385, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2017.[BibTeX]
  3. L. L. Snead, T. Nozawa, Y. Katoh, T.-S. Byun, S. Kondo, and D. A. Petti. Handbook of sic properties for fuel performance modeling. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 371:329–377, 2007.[BibTeX]
  4. J. G. Stone, R. Schleicher, C. P. Deck, G. M. Jacobsen, H. E. Khalifa, and C. A. Back. Stress analysis and probabilistic assessment of multi-layer sic-based accident tolerant nuclear fuel cladding. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 466:682–697, 2015.[BibTeX]