An improved design of TRISO particle with porous SiC inner layer by fluidized bed-chemical vapor deposition

作者：Liu, Rongzheng; Liu, Malin^*; Chang, Jiaxing; Shao, Youlin; Liu, Bing

来源：Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2015, 467: 917-926.

DOI：10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.10.055

• TRISO particle
• Porous SiC layer
• FB-CVD
• Nuclear fuel
• HTGR

Tristructural-isotropic (TRISO) particle has been successful in high temperature gas cooled reactor (HTGR), but an improved design is required for future development. In this paper, the coating layers are reconsidered, and an improved design of TRISO particle with porous SiC inner layer is proposed. Three methods of preparing the porous SiC layer, called high methyltrichlorosilane (MTS) concentration method, high Ar concentration method and hexamethyldisilane (HMDS) method, are experimentally studied. It is indicated that porous SiC layer can be successfully prepared and the density of SiC layer can be adjusted by tuning the preparation parameters. Microstructure and characterization of the improved TRISO coated particle are given based on scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman scattering and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis. It can be found that the improved TRISO coated particle with porous SiC layer can be mass produced successfully. The formation mechanisms of porous SiC layer are also discussed based on the fluidized bed-chemical vapor deposition principle.

• 出版日期2015-12
• 单位清华大学