The Electric Current Effect on Electrochemical Deconsolidation of Spherical Fuel Elements
For High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor in China, fuel particles are bonded into spherical fuel elements by a carbonaceous matrix. For the study of fuel failure mechanism from individual fuel particles, an electrochemical deconsolidation apparatus was developed in this study to separate the particle...
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| description | For High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor in China, fuel particles are bonded into spherical fuel elements by a carbonaceous matrix. For the study of fuel failure mechanism from individual fuel particles, an electrochemical deconsolidation apparatus was developed in this study to separate the particles from the carbonaceous matrix by disintegrating the matrix into fine graphite powder. The deconsolidated graphite powder and free particles were characterized by elemental analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), and ceramography. The results showed that the morphology, size distribution, and element content of deconsolidated graphite matrix and free particles were notably affected by electric current intensity. The electrochemical deconsolidation mechanism of spherical fuel element was also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e8fae87dea1442f5945a2dc6db2bcbba2025-02-03T01:03:22ZengWileyScience and Technology of Nuclear Installations1687-60751687-60832017-01-01201710.1155/2017/21268762126876The Electric Current Effect on Electrochemical Deconsolidation of Spherical Fuel ElementsXiaotong Chen0Zhenming Lu1Hongsheng Zhao2Bing Liu3Junguo Zhu4Chunhe Tang5Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaInstitute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaInstitute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaInstitute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaInstitute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaInstitute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaFor High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor in China, fuel particles are bonded into spherical fuel elements by a carbonaceous matrix. For the study of fuel failure mechanism from individual fuel particles, an electrochemical deconsolidation apparatus was developed in this study to separate the particles from the carbonaceous matrix by disintegrating the matrix into fine graphite powder. The deconsolidated graphite powder and free particles were characterized by elemental analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), and ceramography. The results showed that the morphology, size distribution, and element content of deconsolidated graphite matrix and free particles were notably affected by electric current intensity. The electrochemical deconsolidation mechanism of spherical fuel element was also discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2126876 |
| spellingShingle | Xiaotong Chen Zhenming Lu Hongsheng Zhao Bing Liu Junguo Zhu Chunhe Tang The Electric Current Effect on Electrochemical Deconsolidation of Spherical Fuel Elements Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations |
| title | The Electric Current Effect on Electrochemical Deconsolidation of Spherical Fuel Elements |
| title_full | The Electric Current Effect on Electrochemical Deconsolidation of Spherical Fuel Elements |
| title_fullStr | The Electric Current Effect on Electrochemical Deconsolidation of Spherical Fuel Elements |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Electric Current Effect on Electrochemical Deconsolidation of Spherical Fuel Elements |
| title_short | The Electric Current Effect on Electrochemical Deconsolidation of Spherical Fuel Elements |
| title_sort | electric current effect on electrochemical deconsolidation of spherical fuel elements |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2126876 |
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