TRISOBurnup

Computes burnup given fission rate density and initial density, initial enrichment, and molar mass of the kernel.

Description

This model computes the burnup (fission per initial heavy-metal atom (FIMA)) of the TRISO fuel with a kernel of uranium oxycarbide (UCO) or UN.

Automatic differentiation is available using ADTRISOBurnup.

Burnup

The burnup increment, (FIMA), during a time interval, (s), is calculated as:

where (fission/m-s) is the fission rate density in the kernel and (at/m) is the density of uranium (heavy-metal) atoms in the kernel.

The option to use the current fission rate or a fission rate that is an average of the current and previous timestep is controllable with the time_average_fission_rate parameter. This is set to True by default which enables the averaged approach. Averaging the fision rate assures that the burnup calculation is not an over-estimate.

The burnup increment is then added to the burnup calculated from the previous timestep to obtain the total burnup.

The density of uranium atoms in the kernel is equivalent to the density of UCO or UN molecules given by:

where is Avogadro's number, (kg/m) is the initial density of UCO or UN in the kernel, and (kg/mol) is the molecular weight of UCO or UN. The molecular weight (molar mass) of the kernel is calculated by TRISOUtils, which takes into account the enrichment of uranium.

The fuel kernel type (UCO or UN) can be set by kernel_type parameter.

Example Input Syntax

[Materials<<<{"href": "../../syntax/Materials/index.html"}>>>]
  [UCO_burnup_average]
    type = TRISOBurnup<<<{"description": "Computes burnup given fission rate density and initial density, initial enrichment, and molar mass of the kernel.", "href": "TRISOBurnup.html"}>>>
    initial_density<<<{"description": "initial density of the kernel (kg/m^3)"}>>> = 11250
    initial_enrichment<<<{"description": "initial enrichment fraction of U235 (wt percent)"}>>> = 0.15 #[wt-]
    O_U<<<{"description": "Oxygen/Uranium initial stoichiometry"}>>> = 1.5
    C_U<<<{"description": "Carbon/Uranium initial stoichiometry"}>>> = 0.4
    burnup_name<<<{"description": "Name of the created burnup material."}>>> = average
    fission_rate<<<{"description": "Fission rate material name"}>>> = material_fission_rate
    outputs<<<{"description": "Vector of output names where you would like to restrict the output of variables(s) associated with this object"}>>> = all
    time_average_fission_rate<<<{"description": "Flag to average the fission rate with the previous time step instead of only using the current fission rate"}>>> = true
  []
[]
(test/tests/triso/UCOBurnup/UCOBurnup_exact.i)

Input Parameters

  • initial_densityinitial density of the kernel (kg/m^3)

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:initial density of the kernel (kg/m^3)

  • initial_enrichmentinitial enrichment fraction of U235 (wt percent)

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:initial enrichment fraction of U235 (wt percent)

Required Parameters

  • C_UCarbon/Uranium initial stoichiometry

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Carbon/Uranium initial stoichiometry

  • O_UOxygen/Uranium initial stoichiometry

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Oxygen/Uranium initial stoichiometry

  • 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

  • burnup_nameburnupName of the created burnup material.

    Default:burnup

    C++ Type:MaterialPropertyName

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Name of the created burnup material.

  • 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.

  • fission_ratefission_rateFission rate material name

    Default:fission_rate

    C++ Type:MaterialPropertyName

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Fission rate material name

  • kernel_typeUCOKernel type

    Default:UCO

    C++ Type:MooseEnum

    Options:UCO, UN

    Controllable:No

    Description:Kernel type

  • time_average_fission_rateTrueFlag to average the fission rate with the previous time step instead of only using the current fission rate

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Flag to average the fission rate with the previous time step instead of only using the current fission rate

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