A new heat capacity law for UO2, PuO2 and (U,Pu)O2 derived from molecular dynamics simulations and useable in fuel performance codes
Didier Bathellier, M. Lainet, Michel Freyss, Pär Olsson, Émeric Bourasseau
Topics & Concepts
Heat capacityMolecular dynamicsPlutoniumNuclear fuelThermodynamicsMOX fuelChemistryAtmospheric temperature rangeNuclear engineeringMaterials scienceNuclear chemistryPhysicsComputational chemistryEngineeringNuclear Materials and PropertiesNuclear reactor physics and engineeringRadioactive element chemistry and processing