Behavior of a UF<sub>6</sub> Container in a Fire - II: Modeling and Validation

Eric Pinton; Bernard Duret; Georges Berthoud

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT99-A3006

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Home / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Technology / Volume 127 / Number 3

Behavior of a UF₆ Container in a Fire - II: Modeling and Validation

Eric Pinton, Bernard Duret, Georges Berthoud

Nuclear Technology / Volume 127 / Number 3 / September 1999 / Pages 352-374

Technical Paper / Thermal Hydraulics / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT99-A3006

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The lessons learned from the Tenerife experimental program carried out with different furnace temperatures and heating times have already been interpreted. From this scenario, a numerical model is constructed with the finite element code ANSYS and also some macrocommands are added to describe the phenomena.

Behavior of a UF6 Container in a Fire - II: Modeling and Validation

Behavior of a UF₆ Container in a Fire - II: Modeling and Validation