Facility Details: REMCOD

Description: Metallic melt (Sn-Bi alloy) infiltration into the porous particulate debris bed (sperical and cylindrical particles of Stainless Steel, SiO2, Al2O3) and solidification. Melt delivery from the top of debris
Organization / Localization: KTH-NPS
Melt penetration into debris bed (1)
Test Identification: REMCOD-Exx
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: Corium simulant material infilatation and heat transfer in porous media. Effect of solidification and wettability
Measured Parameters: Melt penetration depth, melt penetration dynamic, melt temperature, debris bed temperature, video observation
Modelling: Melt penetration depth and dynamic
Simulation Code: MPS, COMSOL
Experimental Research Program: Experimental program "Invstigation of Cooling Phenomena of High Temperature Molten Core" for Nuclear regulation Authority (NRA) of Japan
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References: [1] Akitoshi Hotta, Miyuki Akiba, Akinobu Morita, Alexander Konovalenko, Walter Villanueva, Sevostian Bechta, Andrei Komlev, Sachin Thakre, Seyed Mohsen Hoseyni, Per Sköld, Toshinori Matsumoto, Tomoyuki Sugiyama & Michael Buck, “Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Formation and Cooling Phenomena in High Temperature Debris Bed”, Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 57:4, 353-369, 2019, DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2019.1691078.

[2] S.M. Hoseyni, W. Villanueva, S.Thakre, A. Konovalenko, S. Bechta. Melt infiltration through porous debris at temperatures above Solidification: Validation of analytical model. Annals of Nuclear Energy 161 (2021) 108435.

[3] S. M. Hoseyni, A. Konovalenko, S. Thakre, W. Villanueva, A. Komlev, S. Bechta, P. Sköld, M. Akiba, A. Hotta. Metallic melt infiltration in preheated debris bed and the effect of solidification. Nuclear Engineering and Design 379 (2021) 111229.
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Contributed By: A. Konovalenko
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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)