Increase in pyrolytic carbon optical anisotropy and density during processing of coated particle fuel due to heat treatment

J. D. Hunn; G. E. Jellison; R. A. Lowden

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2007.10.003

Increase in pyrolytic carbon optical anisotropy and density during processing of coated particle fuel due to heat treatment

J. D. Hunn, G. E. Jellison, R. A. Lowden

Particle Fuel Forms

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

27 Scopus citations

Abstract

Measurements of pyrolytic carbon optical anisotropy and density have been made on a series of tri-isotropic (TRISO) coated particles prepared for the United States Department of Energy's Advanced Gas Reactor Fuel Development and Qualification (AGR) program. These measurements show the effect of varying the deposition conditions, especially the deposition temperature, on the density and optical anisotropy of the carbon layers. Additional heat treatment studies of the coated particles at various stages illustrate the strong effect of post-deposition thermal processing on these two pyrolytic carbon properties. Such post-deposition heat treatment occurs during SiC deposition and fuel compact firing, resulting in increased anisotropy and density of the pyrolytic carbon layers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	445-452
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Nuclear Materials
Volume	374
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2007.10.003
State	Published - Mar 15 2008

Funding

Research was sponsored by the US-DOE Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology’s Advanced Gas Reactor Fuel Development and Qualification program and by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC for the US Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-ACO5-00OR22725.

Funders	Funder number
US-DOE Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology’s Advanced Gas Reactor Fuel Development and Qualification program
U.S. Department of Energy	DE-ACO5-00OR22725
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
UT-Battelle

Access to Document

10.1016/j.jnucmat.2007.10.003

Cite this

@article{d1c9cef5e76748489981cebf172499ab,

title = "Increase in pyrolytic carbon optical anisotropy and density during processing of coated particle fuel due to heat treatment",

abstract = "Measurements of pyrolytic carbon optical anisotropy and density have been made on a series of tri-isotropic (TRISO) coated particles prepared for the United States Department of Energy's Advanced Gas Reactor Fuel Development and Qualification (AGR) program. These measurements show the effect of varying the deposition conditions, especially the deposition temperature, on the density and optical anisotropy of the carbon layers. Additional heat treatment studies of the coated particles at various stages illustrate the strong effect of post-deposition thermal processing on these two pyrolytic carbon properties. Such post-deposition heat treatment occurs during SiC deposition and fuel compact firing, resulting in increased anisotropy and density of the pyrolytic carbon layers.",

author = "Hunn, {J. D.} and Jellison, {G. E.} and Lowden, {R. A.}",

year = "2008",

month = mar,

day = "15",

doi = "10.1016/j.jnucmat.2007.10.003",

language = "English",

volume = "374",

pages = "445--452",

journal = "Journal of Nuclear Materials",

issn = "0022-3115",

publisher = "Elsevier",

number = "3",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Increase in pyrolytic carbon optical anisotropy and density during processing of coated particle fuel due to heat treatment

AU - Hunn, J. D.

AU - Jellison, G. E.

AU - Lowden, R. A.

PY - 2008/3/15

Y1 - 2008/3/15

N2 - Measurements of pyrolytic carbon optical anisotropy and density have been made on a series of tri-isotropic (TRISO) coated particles prepared for the United States Department of Energy's Advanced Gas Reactor Fuel Development and Qualification (AGR) program. These measurements show the effect of varying the deposition conditions, especially the deposition temperature, on the density and optical anisotropy of the carbon layers. Additional heat treatment studies of the coated particles at various stages illustrate the strong effect of post-deposition thermal processing on these two pyrolytic carbon properties. Such post-deposition heat treatment occurs during SiC deposition and fuel compact firing, resulting in increased anisotropy and density of the pyrolytic carbon layers.

AB - Measurements of pyrolytic carbon optical anisotropy and density have been made on a series of tri-isotropic (TRISO) coated particles prepared for the United States Department of Energy's Advanced Gas Reactor Fuel Development and Qualification (AGR) program. These measurements show the effect of varying the deposition conditions, especially the deposition temperature, on the density and optical anisotropy of the carbon layers. Additional heat treatment studies of the coated particles at various stages illustrate the strong effect of post-deposition thermal processing on these two pyrolytic carbon properties. Such post-deposition heat treatment occurs during SiC deposition and fuel compact firing, resulting in increased anisotropy and density of the pyrolytic carbon layers.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=39549088094&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2007.10.003

DO - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2007.10.003

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:39549088094

SN - 0022-3115

VL - 374

SP - 445

EP - 452

JO - Journal of Nuclear Materials

JF - Journal of Nuclear Materials

IS - 3

ER -

Increase in pyrolytic carbon optical anisotropy and density during processing of coated particle fuel due to heat treatment

Abstract

Funding

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this