Tracking the infiltration of molten salt into graphite using time-lapse X-ray micro-computed tomography

Xun Zhang; Alex Theodosiou; William Bodel; Phil Quayle; Ciara Fox; Chris Hankinson; Chris Morgans; Abbie n. Jones

doi:10.1016/j.mtla.2024.102016

Tracking the infiltration of molten salt into graphite using time-lapse X-ray micro-computed tomography

Xun Zhang, Alex Theodosiou, William Bodel, Phil Quayle, Ciara Fox, Chris Hankinson, Chris Morgans, Abbie n. Jones

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Abstract

For the first time, X-ray Micro-Computed Tomography (µ-CT) has been used to track the infiltration of molten salt into a porous graphite sample. Quantitative analysis on the X-ray µ-CT virtual slices enabled the extent of the salt infiltration and its spatial distribution within the graphite to be determined. The evolution of the pore structure is elucidated by direct comparison of the micrographs before and after salt infiltration.

Original language	English
Article number	102016
Journal	Materialia
Early online date	16 Jan 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2024.102016
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 16 Jan 2024

Keywords

porosity
impregnation
molten salt reactor
Energy

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Tracking the infiltration of molten salt into graphite using time-lapse X-ray micro-computed tomography

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