scholarly journals Uranium carbonate complexes demonstrate drastic decrease in stability at elevated temperatures

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Kalintsev ◽  
Artas Migdisov ◽  
Christopher Alcorn ◽  
Jason Baker ◽  
Joël Brugger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Ore Deposits ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Uranium Ore ◽  
Quantitative Understanding ◽  
Waste Repositories ◽  
Inorganic Ligands

AbstractQuantitative understanding of uranium transport by high temperature fluids is crucial for confident assessment of its migration in a number of natural and artificially induced contexts, such as hydrothermal uranium ore deposits and nuclear waste stored in geological repositories. An additional recent and atypical context would be the seawater inundated fuel of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Given its wide applicability, understanding uranium transport will be useful regardless of whether nuclear power finds increased or decreased adoption in the future. The amount of uranium that can be carried by geofluids is enhanced by the formation of complexes with inorganic ligands. Carbonate has long been touted as a critical transporting ligand for uranium in both ore deposit and waste repository contexts. However, this paradigm has only been supported by experiments conducted at ambient conditions. We have experimentally evaluated the ability of carbonate-bearing fluids to dissolve (and therefore transport) uranium at high temperature, and discovered that in fact, at temperatures above 100 °C, carbonate becomes almost completely irrelevant as a transporting ligand. This demands a re-evaluation of a number of hydrothermal uranium transport models, as carbonate can no longer be considered key to the formation of uranium ore deposits or as an enabler of uranium transport from nuclear waste repositories at elevated temperatures.

Creep Assessment of Large Size High Temperature Components Using Small Creep Test Specimens

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balhassn S. M. Ali
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Creep Test ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Safe Operation ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Testing Techniques ◽  
High Temperature Components

Most of the large components in the thermal, traditional and nuclear power plants such as pressurized vessels and pipes are operating at elevated temperatures. These temperatures and stress are high enough for creep to occur. For variety of reasons many of these power plants are now operating beyond their design life time. It is -known fact that as the high temperature components aged the failure rate normally increases as a result of their time dependent material damage. Further running of these components may become un-safe and dangerous in some cases. Therefore, creep assessment of the high temperature components of these plants is essential for their safe operation. Mainly for economic reasons these components have to be creep assessed as they are in service. However, assessing the creep strength for these high temperature components as they are in service, it can be challenging task, especially when these components are operating under extremely high temperature and/or stress. This paper introduces newly invented, small creep test specimens techniques. These new small types of specimens can be used to assess the remaining life times for the high temperature components, using only small material samples. These small material samples can be removed from the operating components surface, without affecting their safe operation. Two of the high temperature materials are used to validate the new testing techniques.

A Unified Constitutive Model for High Temperature Multiaxial Creep-Fatigue and Ratcheting Response Simulation of Alloy 617

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazrul Islam ◽  
Shahriar Quayyum ◽  
Tasnim Hassan
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Constitutive Model ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Loading Path ◽  
Alloy 617 ◽  
Static Recovery ◽  
Biaxial Tests ◽  
Creep Fatigue ◽  
Multiaxial Creep

The study is developing a unified constitutive model for Alloy 617 which is the prime candidate material considered for intermediate heat exchanger (IHX) of next generation nuclear power plant. Alloy 617 can experience long term exposure to elevated temperatures as high as 950°C, however, the ASME design code (Subsection NH) does not include design provisions for this temperature range. In addition, the Draft Alloy 617 Code Case specifies that the inelastic design analysis for temperatures above 649°C must be based on unified constitutive model. Therefore, this study focuses on developing a unified constitutive model to simulate high temperature uniaxial and multiaxial creep-fatigue and creep-ratcheting responses of Alloy 617. As multiaxial response simulation is a key factor for design-by-analysis of IHX, a set of biaxial tests with varying degrees of loading non-proportionality has been performed at different steady temperatures within 25°C–950°C, and with different strain rates and strain ranges. From the tests, it has been observed that temperature, strain rate, strain ranges and non-proportionality of loading path greatly influences the creep-fatigue and creep-ratcheting responses of Alloy 617. Thus, development of a unified constitutive model considering dependence of these parameters is required. The current Chaboche viscoplasticity model with static recovery term can simulate uniaxial responses very well but it overpredicts biaxial ratcheting responses. Hence, a modified Chaboche model has been developed to improve biaxial ratcheting simulations. Multiaxial modeling features of non-proportionality and ratcheting are investigated. These modeling features and improved response simulations are presented in the paper.

scholarly journals Unsteady Pressure Measurement in a High Temperature Environment Using Water Cooled Fast Response Pressure Transducers

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. Ferguson ◽  
P. C. Ivey
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Thermal Protection ◽  
Dynamic Pressure ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Pressure Transducers ◽  
Unsteady Pressure ◽  
Temperature Environment ◽  
High Temperature Environment

Measurement of unsteady pressure is a requirement in many proposed aero-engine active control systems. In the high temperature environment associated with the engine, thermally unprotected transducers may not measure accurately or even survive. This paper reports an examination of two water cooled, commercially available unsteady pressure transducers, which assesses the ability of the transducer to accurately measure unsteady pressure when mounted in a water cooling adapter and the effectiveness of the thermal protection at high temperatures. Mounting the transducer in a cooling adapter was shown to have no adverse effect upon its ability to measure dynamic pressure. Deliberately recessing the adapter back from the flow provided the most stable and predictable output at all flow conditions tested. Thermal protection allowed the transducer to survive at flow temperatures of up to 500°C with a potential to survive at higher temperatures. No reduction in performance is shown at elevated temperatures relative to performance at ambient conditions.

Incommensurately modulated ordering of tetrahedral chains in Ca2Fe2O5 at elevated temperatures

2005 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 656-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannes Krüger ◽  
Volker Kahlenberg
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Modulated Structure ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Left Handed ◽  
Lattice Periodicity

The basic building units of brownmillerite-type A 2 B 2O5 structures are perovskite-like layers of corner-sharing BO6 octahedra and zweier single chains of BO4 tetrahedra. A three-dimensional framework is formed by alternate stacking of octahedral layers and sheets of tetrahedral chains. The compound Ca2Fe2O5 is known to have Pnma symmetry at ambient conditions. The space group Imma was reported to be evident above 963 K. New high-temperature single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiments at 1100 K revealed that Ca2Fe2O5 forms an incommensurately modulated structure adopting the superspace group Imma(00γ)s00, with γ = 0.588 (2). The modulation affects the sequence of the enantiomorphic (right- and left-handed) oriented tetrahedral chains within the layer, breaking the lattice periodicity along c. This ordering can be modelled with crenel occupation modulation functions for the tetrahedrally coordinated Fe, as well as for the O atom interconnecting the tetrahedra.

Formation at 300°C of a high-temperature disilicate from hydrated lutetium in a layered aluminosilicate

Clay Minerals ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 507-512
Author(s):  
M. A. Castro ◽  
M. D. Alba ◽  
R. Alvero ◽  
A. I. Becerro ◽  
A. Muñoz-Paez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Hydrothermal Treatment ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Crystalline Phase ◽  
Layered Silicate ◽  
Mas Nmr ◽  
Silicate Structure ◽  
Waste Repositories

AbstractThe interaction between interlamellar Lu(III) cations and the layered silicate structure has been studied by means of MAS-NMR, XRD and EDX. Irreversible fixation of exchangeable Lu(III) cations upon hydrothermal treatment at 300°C of Lu-saturated montmorillonite is reported, through the formation of the crystalline phase Lu2Si2O7. It is shown that the lowest temperature previously described for this reaction, 400°C, does not indicate a thermodynamic boundary. This basic solid-state finding is relevant for some clay applications such as those related to the safety of nuclear waste repositories with engineering barriers.

DIWA 393

Alloy Digest ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Synthetic Fuels ◽  
Methanol Production ◽  
Elevated Pressures ◽  
Temperature Performance ◽  
Grade Material

Abstract DIWA 393 is used where combined resistance to elevated temperatures up to 375 C (707 F) and elevated pressures is required, in nuclear power plant engineering, for example, in urea and methanol production, and in the manufacture of synthetic fuels. This steel is supplied in waterquenched and tempered state in thicknesses up to 250 mm (9.84 in.). DIWA 393 is based on the standardized 20MnMoNi45 grade (Material No. 1.6311), EN 10028, Part 2. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as heat treating and joining. Filing Code: SA-626. Producer or source: Dillinger Hütte GTS.

High-Temperature Instability of A Cr2Nb-Nb(Cr) Microlaminate Composite

1996 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 374-375
Author(s):  
M. Larsen ◽  
R.G. Rowe ◽  
D.W. Skelly
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Solid Solution ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Aircraft Engine ◽  
Lattice Parameter ◽  
Microstructural Stability ◽  
Elevated Temperature Strength ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Bcc Structure

Microlaminate composites consisting of alternating layers of a high temperature intermetallic compound for elevated temperature strength and a ductile refractory metal for toughening may have uses in aircraft engine turbines. Microstructural stability at elevated temperatures is a crucial requirement for these composites. A microlaminate composite consisting of alternating layers of Cr2Nb and Nb(Cr) was produced by vapor phase deposition. The stability of the layers at elevated temperatures was investigated by cross-sectional TEM.The as-deposited composite consists of layers of a Nb(Cr) solid solution with a composition in atomic percent of 91% Nb and 9% Cr. It has a bcc structure with highly elongated grains. Alternating with this Nb(Cr) layer is the Cr2Nb layer. However, this layer has deposited as a fine grain Cr(Nb) solid solution with a metastable bcc structure and a lattice parameter about half way between that of pure Nb and pure Cr. The atomic composition of this layer is 60% Cr and 40% Nb. The interface between the layers in the as-deposited condition appears very flat (figure 1). After a two hour, 1200 °C heat treatment, the metastable Cr(Nb) layer transforms to the Cr2Nb phase with the C15 cubic structure. Grain coarsening occurs in the Nb(Cr) layer and the interface between the layers roughen. The roughening of the interface is a prelude to an instability of the interface at higher heat treatment temperatures with perturbations of the Cr2Nb grains penetrating into the Nb(Cr) layer.

Phase transformation and layer evolution in molybdenum disilicide-silicon carbide nanolayered coatings

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 538-539
Author(s):  
H. Kung ◽  
T. R. Jervis ◽  
J.-P. Hirvonen ◽  
M. Nastasi ◽  
T. E. Mitchell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transformation ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Oxidation Resistance ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Matrix Material ◽  
Molybdenum Disilicide ◽  
High Temperature Strength ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Good Oxidation Resistance ◽  
Structural Applications

MoSi2 is a potential matrix material for high temperature structural composites due to its high melting temperature and good oxidation resistance at elevated temperatures. The two major drawbacksfor structural applications are inadequate high temperature strength and poor low temperature ductility. The search for appropriate composite additions has been the focus of extensive investigations in recent years. The addition of SiC in a nanolayered configuration was shown to exhibit superior oxidation resistance and significant hardness increase through annealing at 500°C. One potential application of MoSi2- SiC multilayers is for high temperature coatings, where structural stability ofthe layering is of major concern. In this study, we have systematically investigated both the evolution of phases and the stability of layers by varying the heat treating conditions.Alternating layers of MoSi2 and SiC were synthesized by DC-magnetron and rf-diode sputtering respectively. Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (XTEM) was used to examine three distinct reactions in the specimens when exposed to different annealing conditions: crystallization and phase transformation of MoSi2, crystallization of SiC, and spheroidization of the layer structures.

SANICRO 71

Alloy Digest ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Power Reactor ◽  
Base Alloy ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Good Resistance ◽  
Nuclear Power Reactor ◽  
Temperature Performance ◽  
Resistance To Stress ◽  
Nickel Base

Abstract Sanicro 71 is a nickel-base alloy having good resistance to stress-corrosion, oxidation and creep at elevated temperatures. It is recommended for nuclear power reactor heat exchanger tubes, aircraft turbojet engines and for equipment in the textile, plastic, and chemical industries. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Ni-108. Producer or source: Sandvik.

WIELAND-K88

Alloy Digest ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 54 (12) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Stress Relaxation ◽  
Copper Alloy ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Relaxation Resistance ◽  
Temperature Performance ◽  
Very High

Abstract Wieland K-88 is a copper alloy with very high electrical and thermal conductivity, good strength, and excellent stress relaxation resistance at elevated temperatures. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: CU-738. Producer or source: Wieland Metals Inc.

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