The effect of interfacial phenomena on gas solubility measurements in molten salts
The behavior of fission gases in molten fuel salt reactors governs activity transport from the reactor and can also affect the performance of the reactor itself. The gas solubility can be described thermodynamically by Henry’s law. However, the coupling of the condensed and gas phases depends on the...
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| author | Joanna McFarlane Hunter B. Andrews Abbey L. McAlister Jisue Moon Kevin R. Robb Charles F. Weber Andrew Ballard |
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| description | The behavior of fission gases in molten fuel salt reactors governs activity transport from the reactor and can also affect the performance of the reactor itself. The gas solubility can be described thermodynamically by Henry’s law. However, the coupling of the condensed and gas phases depends on the interfacial area, which is difficult to measure or even to estimate. Surfaces of materials in the reactor will include disperse phases in the salt and porosity within the structural materials, covering a range of compositions and sizes. These attributes can affect measurements of fundamental properties such as gas solubility. Methods to obtain gas solubility, surface tension, interfacial energies, and bubble gas transport are reviewed. Recent data from manometric experiments are interpreted based on xenon sorption onto salt-wetted quartz. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7260bd39ecb34725949cd5ff2fbcb4e72023-01-06T17:31:28ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Energy Research2296-598X2023-01-011010.3389/fenrg.2022.11024661102466The effect of interfacial phenomena on gas solubility measurements in molten saltsJoanna McFarlane0Hunter B. Andrews1Abbey L. McAlister2Jisue Moon3Kevin R. Robb4Charles F. Weber5Andrew Ballard6Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United StatesOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United StatesOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United StatesOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United StatesOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United StatesOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United StatesMoltex Energy Canada, Saint John, NB, CanadaThe behavior of fission gases in molten fuel salt reactors governs activity transport from the reactor and can also affect the performance of the reactor itself. The gas solubility can be described thermodynamically by Henry’s law. However, the coupling of the condensed and gas phases depends on the interfacial area, which is difficult to measure or even to estimate. Surfaces of materials in the reactor will include disperse phases in the salt and porosity within the structural materials, covering a range of compositions and sizes. These attributes can affect measurements of fundamental properties such as gas solubility. Methods to obtain gas solubility, surface tension, interfacial energies, and bubble gas transport are reviewed. Recent data from manometric experiments are interpreted based on xenon sorption onto salt-wetted quartz.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2022.1102466/fullchloride molten salt reactorXe and Ar solubilityNaCl-MgCl2 molten saltmanometric solubility measurementneutron imaging |
| spellingShingle | Joanna McFarlane Hunter B. Andrews Abbey L. McAlister Jisue Moon Kevin R. Robb Charles F. Weber Andrew Ballard The effect of interfacial phenomena on gas solubility measurements in molten salts Frontiers in Energy Research chloride molten salt reactor Xe and Ar solubility NaCl-MgCl2 molten salt manometric solubility measurement neutron imaging |
| title | The effect of interfacial phenomena on gas solubility measurements in molten salts |
| title_full | The effect of interfacial phenomena on gas solubility measurements in molten salts |
| title_fullStr | The effect of interfacial phenomena on gas solubility measurements in molten salts |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of interfacial phenomena on gas solubility measurements in molten salts |
| title_short | The effect of interfacial phenomena on gas solubility measurements in molten salts |
| title_sort | effect of interfacial phenomena on gas solubility measurements in molten salts |
| topic | chloride molten salt reactor Xe and Ar solubility NaCl-MgCl2 molten salt manometric solubility measurement neutron imaging |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2022.1102466/full |
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