- grain_radiusCoupled Grain Radius
C++ Type:std::vector<VariableName>
Unit:(no unit assumed)
Controllable:No
Description:Coupled Grain Radius
- temperatureCoupled temperature
C++ Type:std::vector<VariableName>
Unit:(no unit assumed)
Controllable:No
Description:Coupled temperature
- thermal_conductivity_modelFINK_LUCUTAThe thermal conductivity model.
Default:FINK_LUCUTA
C++ Type:MooseEnum
Controllable:No
Description:The thermal conductivity model.
UO2FissionGasThermal
Computes thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity of uranium dioxide fuel.
Description
UO2FissionGasThermal computes the thermal conductivity of UO based on Fink (2000) and Lucuta et al. (1996), mesoscale insights, and calculations in UO2Sifgrs. The model builds on UO2Thermal and computes a modified Fink thermal conductivity and a modified correction due to porosity.
The modified Fink equation is (1) where is the temperature in K divided by 1000. The values of and depend on whether the analytical dispersed fission gas model or the molecular dynamics fit is used. . is the fraction of intragranular gas existing as single atoms (from Sifgrs), is the volume concentration of gas in grains (from Sifgrs), is Avagadro's number, and with being the lattice constant for UO.
Eq. (1) is by the following factor to obtain 100% TD thermal conductivity (2)
The modified porosity correction is given by where is the modified correction, is a correction for grain boundary porosity, is a correction for bulk porosity, and is the correction from UO2Thermal.
where is the grain radius and is the unirradiated thermal conductivity of UO. with and , , , and . is the grain boundary coverage. is the cross over resistance, and is the grain boundary thermal resistance. is the bubble radius, and is the thermal conductivity in the bubbles.
where and and is the number density of intragranular bubbles. where is the phonon mean free path divided by the bubble radius.
Example Input Syntax
[Materials<<<{"href": "../../syntax/Materials/index.html"}>>>]
[fuel_thermal_meso]
type = UO2FissionGasThermal<<<{"description": "Computes thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity of uranium dioxide fuel.", "href": "UO2FissionGasThermal.html"}>>>
block<<<{"description": "The list of blocks (ids or names) that this object will be applied"}>>> = 1
temperature<<<{"description": "Coupled temperature"}>>> = temp
burnup<<<{"description": "Coupled burnup"}>>> = burnup
grain_radius<<<{"description": "Coupled Grain Radius"}>>> = 5e-6
[]
[](test/tests/meso_thcond_test/sifgrs_swelling_fissiongas.i)Input Parameters
- Gd_content0Weight fraction of gadolinium in fuel.
Default:0
C++ Type:double
Unit:(no unit assumed)
Controllable:No
Description:Weight fraction of gadolinium in fuel.
- Rcr5e-07Cross over resistance, default value is fit to 3D MARMOT simulation results
Default:5e-07
C++ Type:double
Unit:(no unit assumed)
Controllable:No
Description:Cross over resistance, default value is fit to 3D MARMOT simulation results
- Rk01.13e-09GB thermal resistance, defaults to value for Sym. Tilt GB in UO2 from LANL MD.
Default:1.13e-09
C++ Type:double
Unit:(no unit assumed)
Controllable:No
Description:GB thermal resistance, defaults to value for Sym. Tilt GB in UO2 from LANL MD.
- axial_relocation_objectName of the AxialRelocationUserObject that determines whether the fuel has crumbled.
C++ Type:UserObjectName
Controllable:No
Description:Name of the AxialRelocationUserObject that determines whether the fuel has crumbled.
- 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
- burnupCoupled burnup
C++ Type:std::vector<VariableName>
Unit:(no unit assumed)
Controllable:No
Description:Coupled burnup
- burnup_functionBurnup function
C++ Type:FunctionName
Unit:(no unit assumed)
Controllable:No
Description:Burnup function
- burnup_materialMaterial property name for burnup.
C++ Type:MaterialPropertyName
Unit:(no unit assumed)
Controllable:No
Description:Material property name for burnup.
- 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
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.
- dispersed_modelMD_fitWhich parameters are used for the dispersed fission gas model
Default:MD_fit
C++ Type:MooseEnum
Controllable:No
Description:Which parameters are used for the dispersed fission gas model
- dissolved_fpTrueConsider dissolved fission products
Default:True
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Consider dissolved fission products
- dissolved_fp_percent0.67Percentage of the dissolved fission product contribution to be used in the model
Default:0.67
C++ Type:double
Unit:(no unit assumed)
Controllable:No
Description:Percentage of the dissolved fission product contribution to be used in the model
- gap_thermal_conductivityThe layered average thermal conductivity across the gas gap.
C++ Type:std::vector<VariableName>
Unit:(no unit assumed)
Controllable:No
Description:The layered average thermal conductivity across the gas gap.
- gas_typeXeWhich fission gas is used to computer the thermal conductivity of dispersed fission gas
Default:Xe
C++ Type:MooseEnum
Controllable:No
Description:Which fission gas is used to computer the thermal conductivity of dispersed fission gas
- hbs_porosity_correctionNONEThe porosity correction method for the thermal conductivity model in the high burnup structure.
Default:NONE
C++ Type:MooseEnum
Controllable:No
Description:The porosity correction method for the thermal conductivity model in the high burnup structure.
- initial_porosity0.05Initial porosity. Must be between 0.0 and 1.0.
Default:0.05
C++ Type:double
Unit:(no unit assumed)
Controllable:No
Description:Initial porosity. Must be between 0.0 and 1.0.
- k_bub0.00565Thermal conductivity within the bubbles. Defaults to thermal conductivity of Xe.
Default:0.00565
C++ Type:double
Unit:(no unit assumed)
Controllable:No
Description:Thermal conductivity within the bubbles. Defaults to thermal conductivity of Xe.
- model_hbs_formationFalseFlag on whether to take into account the volume fraction of high burnup structure that has formed on the thermal conductivity calculation.
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Flag on whether to take into account the volume fraction of high burnup structure that has formed on the thermal conductivity calculation.
- no_irradFalseUse fink only
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Use fink only
- only_fission_gasTrueDon't include Lucuta model
Default:True
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Don't include Lucuta model
- 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
C++ Type:std::vector<VariableName>
Unit:(no unit assumed)
Controllable:No
Description:Coupled porosity
- porosity_materialFalseWhether a material property for porosity is supplied.
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Whether a material property for porosity is supplied.
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
- J. K. Fink.
Thermophysical properties of uranium dioxide.
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 279(1):1–18, 2000.[BibTeX]
- P.G. Lucuta, Hj. Matzke, and I.J. Hastings.
A pragmatic approach to modelling thermal conductivity of irradiated UO$_2$ fuel: review and recommendations.
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 232(2-3):166–180, 1996.
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022311596004047, doi:10.1016/S0022-3115(96)00404-7.[BibTeX]