Facility Details: ARTEMIS

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
Organization / Localization: CEA/Grenoble
Molten Corium Concrete Interaction- (MCCI) (1)
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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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References: Q.T. Pham, J.M. Seiler, "Heat & mass transfer and interface temperature during simulated melt-concrete interaction with composition variation in ARTEMIS 2D experiment", Nuclear Engineering and Design 318, pp. 119-134, 2017
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002954931730136X
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Contributed By: T. Keim/M. Fischer
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Implemented as part of the Seaknot EU funded project (HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01 under Grant Agreement No. 101060327) - WP2.6 UNIPI (2024-2025)