About this Abstract |
Meeting |
MS&T24: Materials Science & Technology
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Symposium
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Ceramic Materials for Nuclear Energy Systems
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Presentation Title |
Beyond TRISO: Development of New Coated Particle Fuels |
Author(s) |
Eddie Lopez Honorato, Ryan Heldt, Angel Diaz Abreu, Flavio Dal Forno Chuahy, Bryan Conry, Tyler Gerczak |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Eddie Lopez Honorato |
Abstract Scope |
The tristructural-isotropic (TRISO) coated particle fuels are made of three layers of pyrolytic carbon (PyC) and one layer of SiC produced by fluidized bed chemical vapor deposition (FBCVD). New coated particle fuels have been proposed for several future micro reactor designs for terrestrial use and space exploration. Although much is known about coating the traditional TRISO fuel particles, each of these new coated particle fuels and their future applications could require modifications to the specifications of the FBCVD coater and the deposition conditions to achieve appropriate fluidization and optimal coating properties. In this work, we discuss the challenges and limitations associated with the development of new coated particle fuels and the use of new approaches, such as machine learning, computational fluid dynamics and data mining, to accelerate their development. |