Heat transfer analysis through high-strength borated concrete for use as nuclear reactor biological shield

摘要

Heat transfer describes the exchange of thermal energy, between physical systems depending on the temperature and pressure, by dissipation of heat. Addition of borax (Na2B407) in the range of 0.5-1% by wt. to concrete improves the gamma radiation shielding capabilities of concrete by around 80% and may also a test specimen comprising a rectangular block of high strength borated concrete with Con Plast 430 as a suitable superJ. Plasticizer, and thereby compute the average value of co-efficient of thermal conductivity and the corresponding results are verified using FEA methods applying ANSYS software.