Facility Details: ARTEMIS

Facility Description: Investigation of MCCI phenomena using simulant materials (binary salt mixture - BaCl2-LiCl) for melt and "concrete", for a rectangular 2D slice geometry with volumetric heating and gas-injection through the bottom, temperature range 500°C-800°C
Test Identification:
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: 2D MCCI, oxidic melt
Measured Parameters: Erosion progression, temperatures withing solid and liquid material, gas rates, heating power, Special probes used to measure the interface temperatures at diffent locations
Modelling: A new model has been developed allowing predictions of corium-concrete interface temperature and heat & mass transfer evolutions during the ablation process in ARTEMIS 2D. This model proposes a single and consistent approach for various reactor situations involving In-Vessel-Retention, Ceramic Ablation and Corium-Concrete Interaction.
Simulation Code: TOLBIAC-ICB, ASTEC/ MEDICIS
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