Simulation of the Stratification Process of Some Liquid Salts by Using the Moving Particle Semi Implicit Method
Y. Yulianto (1), A. P. A. Mustari (2*) and A. Baliana (3)

1) Advanced Nuclear Laboratory, Physics Department, Institut Teknologi Bandung
(Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia)
2) Nuclear Physics and Biophysics Research Division, Physics Department, Institut Teknologi Bandung
(Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia)
*Corresponding author: pramutadi[at]fi.itb.ac.id
3) Law Faculty, Tadulako University
(Jl. Soekarno Hatta No. KM. 9, Tondo, Mantikulore, Palu, Sulawesi Tengah 94148)

Abstract

The use of liquid fuel is one of the developments blooming in nuclear technology. Molten Salt Reactor leads the new technology in nuclear engineering in using liquid fuel. One of the interesting phenomena about using liquid fuel is how the inter-liquid fuel interacts, especially its stratification behavior. In this study, some components of the liquid salts (i.e. NaCl, KCl, KBr, and NaBr) interacted with Fe were investigated to understand the stratification behavior of these liquid salts by simulation in the framework of the Moving Particle Semi-Implicit (MPS). The obtained results show the typical results of stratification with different physical properties. On the other hand, these results are good enough in explaining the interaction inter-liquid. The density of the salt liquid has a significant effect on the stratification process. Besides, the kinematics viscosity of the liquid salt also affects the liquid salt in gaining the stratification condition. These results are very important information to conduct the next study about liquid salts.

Keywords: Inter-liquid- Liquid salt- Molten salt- MPS- Stratification

Topic: Nuclear Science and Engineering