Thermal and Structural Characterization of a Titanium Carbide/Carbon Composite for Nuclear Applications
In the framework of ISOL (isotope separation on-line) facilities, porous carbides are among the most employed target materials for the production of radioactive ion beams for research. As foreseen by the ISOL technique, a production target is impinged by an energetic particle beam, inducing nuclear...
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| author | Michele Ballan Stefano Corradetti Mattia Manzolaro Giovanni Meneghetti Alberto Andrighetto |
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| description | In the framework of ISOL (isotope separation on-line) facilities, porous carbides are among the most employed target materials for the production of radioactive ion beams for research. As foreseen by the ISOL technique, a production target is impinged by an energetic particle beam, inducing nuclear reactions from such an interaction. The resulting radionuclides are subsequently released, thanks to the high target working temperature (1600–2000 °C); ionized; and extracted into a beam. Since the target microstructure and porosity play a fundamental role in the radionuclide release efficiency, custom-made target materials are often specifically produced, resulting in unknown thermal and structural properties. Considering that such targets might undergo intense thermal stresses during operation, a thermal and structural characterization is necessary to avoid target failure under irradiation. In the presented work, a custom-made porous titanium carbide that was specifically designed for application as an ISOL target was produced and characterized. The thermal characterization was focused on the evaluation of the material emissivity and thermal conductivity in the 600–1400 °C temperature range. For the estimation of a reference material tensile stress limit, the virtual thermoelastic parameter approach was adopted. In particular, for the aforementioned temperature range, an emissivity between 0.7 and 0.8 was measured, whereas a thermal conductivity between 8 and 10 W/mK was estimated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ede14092c6054a4db8adc759578eb36f2023-11-24T11:26:54ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442022-11-011523835810.3390/ma15238358Thermal and Structural Characterization of a Titanium Carbide/Carbon Composite for Nuclear ApplicationsMichele Ballan0Stefano Corradetti1Mattia Manzolaro2Giovanni Meneghetti3Alberto Andrighetto4National Institute of Nuclear Physics—Legnaro National Laboratories (INFN-LNL), Viale dell’Università 2, Legnaro, 35020 Padova, ItalyNational Institute of Nuclear Physics—Legnaro National Laboratories (INFN-LNL), Viale dell’Università 2, Legnaro, 35020 Padova, ItalyNational Institute of Nuclear Physics—Legnaro National Laboratories (INFN-LNL), Viale dell’Università 2, Legnaro, 35020 Padova, ItalyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Via Venezia 1, 35131 Padova, ItalyNational Institute of Nuclear Physics—Legnaro National Laboratories (INFN-LNL), Viale dell’Università 2, Legnaro, 35020 Padova, ItalyIn the framework of ISOL (isotope separation on-line) facilities, porous carbides are among the most employed target materials for the production of radioactive ion beams for research. As foreseen by the ISOL technique, a production target is impinged by an energetic particle beam, inducing nuclear reactions from such an interaction. The resulting radionuclides are subsequently released, thanks to the high target working temperature (1600–2000 °C); ionized; and extracted into a beam. Since the target microstructure and porosity play a fundamental role in the radionuclide release efficiency, custom-made target materials are often specifically produced, resulting in unknown thermal and structural properties. Considering that such targets might undergo intense thermal stresses during operation, a thermal and structural characterization is necessary to avoid target failure under irradiation. In the presented work, a custom-made porous titanium carbide that was specifically designed for application as an ISOL target was produced and characterized. The thermal characterization was focused on the evaluation of the material emissivity and thermal conductivity in the 600–1400 °C temperature range. For the estimation of a reference material tensile stress limit, the virtual thermoelastic parameter approach was adopted. In particular, for the aforementioned temperature range, an emissivity between 0.7 and 0.8 was measured, whereas a thermal conductivity between 8 and 10 W/mK was estimated.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/23/8358titanium carbidethermal characterizationstructural characterization |
| spellingShingle | Michele Ballan Stefano Corradetti Mattia Manzolaro Giovanni Meneghetti Alberto Andrighetto Thermal and Structural Characterization of a Titanium Carbide/Carbon Composite for Nuclear Applications Materials titanium carbide thermal characterization structural characterization |
| title | Thermal and Structural Characterization of a Titanium Carbide/Carbon Composite for Nuclear Applications |
| title_full | Thermal and Structural Characterization of a Titanium Carbide/Carbon Composite for Nuclear Applications |
| title_fullStr | Thermal and Structural Characterization of a Titanium Carbide/Carbon Composite for Nuclear Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermal and Structural Characterization of a Titanium Carbide/Carbon Composite for Nuclear Applications |
| title_short | Thermal and Structural Characterization of a Titanium Carbide/Carbon Composite for Nuclear Applications |
| title_sort | thermal and structural characterization of a titanium carbide carbon composite for nuclear applications |
| topic | titanium carbide thermal characterization structural characterization |
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