About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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AI/ML/Data Informatics for Materials Discovery: Bridging Experiment, Theory, and Modeling
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Presentation Title |
Bayesian Inference of Local SiC/SiC Thermal Conductivity with Curved Geometry |
Author(s) |
Isaac Parker, Parker Jackman, Kyle Joshua Kelley, Troy Munro, Oliver Johnson |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Isaac Parker |
Abstract Scope |
Silicon carbide ceramic matrix composites (SiC/SiC) are a potential material for nuclear fuel cladding due to their thermal, chemical, and irradiation tolerant behavior. Many thermal characterization techniques have been developed and applied to planar samples, but this does not capture the complete behavior of the curved cylindrical geometry of nuclear fuel cladding. In this research, the local thermal conductivity of curved SiC/SiC samples is investigated through a combination of IR thermography, photothermal radiometry, and Bayesian inference. The SiC/SiC samples are heated by a modulated photothermal source while the temperature response is recorded with an IR camera. Bayesian inference is applied to the temperature response data to infer constitutive models for the local thermal conductivity as a function of temperature. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
Keywords |
Machine Learning, Characterization, Nuclear Materials |