NEUP CINR-17-12647: Determination of Critical Heat Flux and Leidenfrost Temperature on Candidate Accident Tolerant Fuel Materials

This project is aimed at characterizing the thermal-hydraulics behavior of ATF materials by measuring CHF under normal and off-normal LWR conditions, and Leidenfrost temperature in post-LOCA conditions. CHF will be measured at different pressure, inlet quality, and mass flow rate. We will investigate SiC as well as Cr- and FeCrAl-coated Zircaloy claddings. This work will yield material-specific models and/or correlations that can be readily implemented in state-of-the-art simulation tools.

Additional Info

Field	Value
Awarded Institution	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PI	Matteo Bucci