Steam-explosion mitigation with polymer and surfactant additives. (Mitigation de l'explosion-vapeur par ajout de polymeres et d'agents tensio-actifs)

摘要

Vapor explosion (or MFCI for Molten Fuel-Coolant Interaction) is a phenomenon in which a hot liquid rapidly transfers its internal energy into a surrounding colder and more volatile liquid (the coolant) which vaporization is violent. One of the simplest coolant is water. However it was noticed that some particular additives in water could have a mitigative effect on this phenomenon. This paper deals with the description of polymeric and/or surfactant solutions and their ability to suppress vapor explosion. (authors). 24 refs., 5 figs. (Atomindex citation 28:014167)