Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 51 / Number 1 / May 1973 / Pages 84-87
Technical Note / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE73-A23263
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The exact solution is found for the transient temperature field and the progress of phase transformation fronts on both sides of an interface separating two semi-infinite regions. The solution is applied to the problem of initially molten UO2 contacting its initially solid steel “cladding.”