Mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of (U,Zr)SiO4

Thermal Conductivity of ZrO₂, ZrSiO₄, (U,Zr)SiO₄ and UO₂: Numerical Approach

“…Thermal conductivities of (U 0.016 , Zr 0.984 )SiO 4 and (U 0.026 , Zr 0.974 )SiO 4 calculated over formula (2) at different temperatures.  exp are the experimental values for (U x ,Zr 1-x )SiO 4 taken in [2], red left column is for (U 0.016 , Zr 0.984 )SiO 4 and right blue is for (U 0.026 , Zr 0.974 )SiO 4 . Thermal conductivities for pure elements taken in [5].…”

“…For h is the same coloring as for  exp and  theory . We claim that for every T there is a rational number or an integer equal to h that is constant on some intervals of T. In last case, changing  with T is defined by thermal conductivities of pure elements of substance expressed in (2). That is, we can write…”

“…One of the basic components of the fuel debris and the molten core-concrete interaction products are ZrO 2 , ZrSiO 4 , (U x ,Zr 1-x )SiO 4 and UO 2 [1][2][3]. Knowledge thermal properties of these substances are important in defueling processing.…”