Kinetic Theory Analysis of Radionuclide Behavior in the Vacuum-Cesium System of a Thermionic Converter Reactor

The behavior of radionuclides (Kr and Xe) and process gases (CO) in the vacuum-cesium channel of a thermionic converter reactor is modeled by solving Boltzmann’s equation numerically. Modeling techniques and a software system were developed in the course of this work. Series of calculations were per...

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Published in:Atomic energy (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2020-07, Vol.128 (3), p.136-142
Main Authors: Abannikov, V. V., Kloss, Yu. Yu, Shaikhatarov, O. K., Dodulad, O. I., Shcherbakov, D. V., Lyubimov, D. Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Carbon monoxide
Cesium
Dependence
Egress
Electric current converters
Energy industry
Fluctuations
Flux
Gases
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Kinetic theory
Mathematical analysis
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear power plants
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Radioisotopes
Reactors
Thermionic converters
Vacuum
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Summary:The behavior of radionuclides (Kr and Xe) and process gases (CO) in the vacuum-cesium channel of a thermionic converter reactor is modeled by solving Boltzmann’s equation numerically. Modeling techniques and a software system were developed in the course of this work. Series of calculations were performed for the variation of the initial flux of radionuclides, the dependence of the radionuclide flux at the egress on the flux at the ingress was obtained, the dependence of the carbon monoxide pressure in the opening of the connecting channel on the size of the opening was obtained, and the overgrowth time of the opening due to the condensation of cesium carbonate was estimated.
ISSN:1063-4258
1573-8205
DOI:10.1007/s10512-020-00664-w