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Pressure waves in sodium during a fast reactor accident

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Lo sviluppo di energia acustica in seguito ad interazione fra combustibile fuso e refrigerante nel corso di un incidente in un reattore veloce viene studiato mediante una valutazione analitica dei profili di onde piane di pressione. Si discute la possibilità di applicazione ed estensione a geometrie curve. I più importanti parametri d'onda (tempo di vaporizzazione, lunghezza d'onda, pressione di picco, momento ed energia acustica sviluppati) sono dati da semplici espressioni analitiche e rappresentazioni grafiche in funzione delle condizioni esistenti all'atto dell'incidente.

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The release of acoustic energy by molten fuelcoolant interaction in a fast reactor accident is described on the basis of an analytical evalutation of plane pressure waves profiles. The possibility of application and extension to curved geometries is discussed. Simple analytical expressions and graphical representations for the most important wave parameters (vaporization time, wave length, peak pressure, momentum and acoustic energy release) are given as functions of the accident conditions.

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  1. Centro di Calcolo, CNEN, Bologna

    Tullio Trombetti

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Trombetti, T. Pressure waves in sodium during a fast reactor accident. Meccanica 10, 78–86 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02314744

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