MAMOXThermal

Computes the thermal conductivity for minor actinide fast MOX fuel.

Description

The MAMOXThermal model computes the thermal conductivity for minor actinide, Np- and Am- bearing, fast MOX fuel (MA-MOX). The specific heat capacity is treated as a constant value for the correlation used.

MAMOXThermal computes the thermal conductivity of minor actinide doped (MA) mixed oxide fuel (MOX). The thermal model that was developed by Kato et al. (2011) was used for this model. This model was based on irradiation results of experiments from the JOYO fast reactor. The experiments consisted of MOX and MA-MOX stacks of fuel with oxygen to metal ratios of 1.98 and 1.96. The correlation below was conceived from these experiments. It is important to note that the additions of 0% - 3% Am and 0% - 12% Np have been shown to have only small effects on the physical properties of the MOX fuel (Kato et al., 2011). where is the effective fuel thermal conductivity in W/m-K, is the fuel porosity, is the stoichiometric deviation (2.00-x), is the americium content and is the neptunium content. Porosity can be coupled either as a field variable or as a porosity_aux AuxVariable.

Example Input Syntax

[Materials<<<{"href": "../../syntax/Materials/index.html"}>>>]
  [thermal_properties]
    type = MAMOXThermal<<<{"description": "Computes the thermal conductivity for minor actinide fast MOX fuel.", "href": "MAMOXThermal.html"}>>>
    block<<<{"description": "The list of blocks (ids or names) that this object will be applied"}>>> = 1
    temperature<<<{"description": "Coupled Temperature"}>>> = T
    oxy_to_metal_ratio<<<{"description": "Oxygen to metal ratio"}>>> = 2.00
    Am_content<<<{"description": "Weight fraction of Am in MAMOX fuel"}>>> = 0.0
    Np_content<<<{"description": "Weight fraction of Np in MAMOX fuel"}>>> = 0.0
    porosity<<<{"description": "Coupled Porosity from field variable"}>>> = porosity_var
  []
[]
(test/tests/thermalMAMOX/test.i)

Input Parameters

  • Am_content0Weight fraction of Am in MAMOX fuel

    Default:0

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Weight fraction of Am in MAMOX fuel

  • Np_content0Weight fraction of Np in MAMOX fuel

    Default:0

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Weight fraction of Np in MAMOX fuel

  • 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.

  • fp_functionporosity reducing thermal conductivity function

    C++ Type:FunctionName

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:porosity reducing thermal conductivity function

  • oxy_to_metal_ratio2Oxygen to metal ratio

    Default:2

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Oxygen to metal ratio

  • porosityCoupled Porosity from field variable

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

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Coupled Porosity from field variable

  • porosity_limit0.9Maximum allowed porosity for thermal conductivity calculation. Avoids k = 0 when porosity = 1

    Default:0.9

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Maximum allowed porosity for thermal conductivity calculation. Avoids k = 0 when porosity = 1

  • temperatureCoupled Temperature

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

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Coupled Temperature

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. M. Kato, K. Maeda, T. Ozawa, M. Kashimura, and Y. Kihara. Physical properties and irradiation behavior analysis of Np- and Am-bearing MOX fuels. Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 48:646–653, 2011.[BibTeX]