NEUP CINR-24-31871: Hi-fidelity characterization of molten salt – graphite pore interactions through experiments and embedded modeling

We propose a suite of fuel salt (FLiBe + U) infiltration experiments (University of Michigan – UM) followed by X-ray computed tomography, XCT (NCSU), in-situ mechanical property evaluation with scanning electron microscopy (NCSU) and high fidelity data analytics and modeling (NCSU/Leeds) along with complimentary porosimetry measurements (ORNL) and XPS analysis at University of Manchester (UoM). Three graphite grades are selected in this project: NBG-18, IG-110 and POCO: ZXF-5Q.

Additional Info

Field	Value
Awarded Institution	North Carolina State University
PI	Jacob Eapen