About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Materials and Chemistry for Molten Salt Systems
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Presentation Title |
Stainless Steel Compatibility in Flowing Fluoride Salts |
Author(s) |
Bruce A. Pint, Yi-Feng Su, Cory G. Parker, Dino Sulejmanovic, Stephen S. Raiman |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Bruce A. Pint |
Abstract Scope |
There is considerable interest in molten salts for several applications including next generation nuclear reactors. Moving beyond static, isothermal experiments that cannot assess mass transfer, thermal convection loops (TCLs) have been used for decades to provide more representative compatibility data. Two similar monometallic type 316H stainless steel TCL experiments have been conducted for 1000 h with a peak temperature of 650°C in order to compare the behavior of FLiNaK and FLiBe salts. The initial FLiNaK TCL showed Cr dissolution on the hot and cold legs and a small amount of Fe transfer to the cold leg. Comparison results from the FLiBe TCL experiment will be presented.
This research is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Molten Salt Reactor Campaign |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
Keywords |
Nuclear Materials, Environmental Effects, High-Temperature Materials |