Simmons / Dunworth Radiation Damage in Graphite

International Series of Monographs in Nuclear Energy
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8649-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Web PDF

Nuclear Energy, Volume 102: Radiation Damage in Graphite provides a general account of the effects of irradiation on graphite. This book presents valuable work on the structure of the defects produced in graphite crystals by irradiation. Organized into eight chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the description of the methods of manufacturing graphite and of its physical properties. This text then presents details of the method of setting up a scale of irradiation dose. Other chapters consider the effect of irradiation at a given temperature on a physical property of graphite. This book discusses as well the changes in dimensions produced by irradiation and the effects of irradiation on the mechanical properties of graphite. The final chapter deals with the accumulation of stored energy, which is one of the main problems caused by the irradiation of graphite in nuclear reactors. This book is a valuable resource for physicists and chemical physicists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simmons, J. H. W.

Dunworth, J. V.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Radiation Damage in Graphite;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;PREFACE;18
6;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;20
7;CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION;22
7.1;The Wigner Effect;22
7.2;The Structure and Properties of Unirradiated Graphite;24
7.3;References;31
8;CHAPTER 2. THE DISPLACEMENT OF ATOMS BY NEUTRONS AND FAST CHARGED PARTICLES;33
8.1;The Displacement of Atoms by the Primary Knock-on;33
8.2;The Displacement of Atoms by High Energy Nuclear Particles;42
8.3;Irradiation in Nuclear Reactors;45
8.4;Application of Experimental Results to Reactor Problems;59
8.5;References;62
9;CHAPTER 3. DEFECT STRUCTURES IN IRRADIATED GRAPHITE;63
9.1;Point Defects;63
9.2;The Use of Diffraction to Study Irradiation Defects;71
9.3;Dislocations in Graphite;75
9.4;Electron Microscope Observations of Radiation Defects;85
9.5;The Theory of Radiation Damage;93
9.6;References;97
10;CHAPTER 4. THE EFFECT OF IRRADIATION ON THE ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF GRAPHITE;99
10.1;The Electronic Properties of Graphite;100
10.2;The Effect of Irradiation at Medium and High Temperatures;106
10.3;The Effect of Irradiation at Low Temperature;116
10.4;References;121
11;CHAPTER 5. THE EFFECT OF IRRADIATION ON THE THERMAL AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF GRAPHITE;123
11.1;The Specific Heat of Graphite;123
11.2;The Thermal Conductivity of Graphite;125
11.3;Stored Energy in Irradiated Graphite;135
11.4;The Effect of Irradiation on the Crystal Structure of Graphite;142
11.5;The Relation between the Changes in Properties and the Defect Structure;149
11.6;References;155
12;CHAPTER 6. DIMENSIONAL EFFECTS IN IRRADIATED GRAPHITE;157
12.1;Thermal Expansion;158
12.2;Dimensional Changes in Nuclear Graphite;165
12.3;Summary of Results on Dimensional Changes;180
12.4;References;182
13;CHAPTER 7. THE EFFECT OF IRRADIATION ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF GRAPHITE;184
13.1;The Deformation of Graphite Crystals;184
13.2;Deformation of Nuclear Graphite;187
13.3;The Effect of Irradiation on the Strength of Graphite;195
13.4;Radiation Creep;196
13.5;References;206
14;CHAPTER 8. STORED ENERGY AND ANNEALING EFFECTS IN REACTOR GRAPHITE;208
14.1;Empirical Theories of Annealing;209
14.2;Stored Energy Measurements;214
14.3;Stored Energy in Gas Cooled Reactors;232
14.4;Radiation Annealing;242
14.5;References;245
15;GLOSSARY OF SYMBOLS;247
16;NAME INDEX;254
17;SUBJECT INDEX;258
18;OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES IN NUCLEAR ENERGY;262