Simulaciones atómicas de cavidades en el combustible U-10wt%Mo
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Durante la irradiación neutrónica de aleaciones de U-Mo se produce un fenómeno de ordenamiento de cavidades cúbico de caras centradas (fcc), coherente con la estructura cúbica de cuerpo centrado (bcc) de su matriz. En la aleación U-10wt%Mo, las cavidades tienen un diámetro de unos 30 Å y un parámetro de superred de aproximadamente 120 Å. Muchos trabajos de la literatura, implícitamente vinculan la sobrepresurización de las cavidades con gases de fisión (Xe,Kr) como la responsable de la interacción que conduce a este ordenamiento. Sin embargo, observaciones recientes indican que, en las primeras etapas del quemado del combustible, las cavidades que componen dicha superred se encuentran prácticamente vacías. En este trabajo, realizamos simulaciones de dinámica molecular tendientes a estudiar la morfología de una cavidad vacía y caracterizar su interacción mutua con la distancia y el ordenamiento. Se encuentra que las cavidades son facetadas y sólo pueden interactuar a distancias muy cercanas, de unos pocos planos atómicos.
During neutron irradiation of U-Mo alloys, a phenomenon of fcc ordering of cavities is produced, coherent with the bcc structure of its matrix. In the U-10wt%Mo alloy, the cavities have a diameter of about 30 Å and a superlattice parameter of approximately 120 Å. Many works in the literature implicitly link the overpressurization of the cavities with fission gases (Xe,Kr) as being responsible for the interaction that leads to this ordering. However, recent observations indicate that, in the early burnup stages of the fuel, the cavities that make up this superlattice are practically empty. In this work, we perform molecular dynamics simulations aimed at studying the morphology of an empty cavity (void) and characterizing its mutual interaction with distance and ordering. The cavities are found to be faceted and can only interact at very close distances, of a few atomic planes.
During neutron irradiation of U-Mo alloys, a phenomenon of fcc ordering of cavities is produced, coherent with the bcc structure of its matrix. In the U-10wt%Mo alloy, the cavities have a diameter of about 30 Å and a superlattice parameter of approximately 120 Å. Many works in the literature implicitly link the overpressurization of the cavities with fission gases (Xe,Kr) as being responsible for the interaction that leads to this ordering. However, recent observations indicate that, in the early burnup stages of the fuel, the cavities that make up this superlattice are practically empty. In this work, we perform molecular dynamics simulations aimed at studying the morphology of an empty cavity (void) and characterizing its mutual interaction with distance and ordering. The cavities are found to be faceted and can only interact at very close distances, of a few atomic planes.
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Molecular dynamics, U-Mo, Void superlattices, Ingeniería de los Materiales, Ingeniería de los Materiales, INGENIERÍAS Y TECNOLOGÍAS
