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Realizing the advantages of Replacing Lead with Tin in Bismuth-Lead Alloys for Improved Thermal and Nuclear Properties as Coolant

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Last updated: 23 Dec 2024

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A series of Bi50Pb50-xSnx alloys, where x = 0, 16, 20, 25, and 30 wt. %, were prepared to be used as coolants and for heat transfer in fast fission and/or fusion nuclear reactors. For the prepared alloys, measurements were made of their density and melting points. Similarly, high-temperature measurements of the alloys' wetting contact angles on several substrate types were made to clarify their possible application in the design of nuclear reactors. The mass attenuation coefficients〖 μ〗_m (cm2/g) were established experimentally with energy ranges of 121.8 to 1407.24 keV. The neutron macroscopic cross sections ̩Ʃ (cm-1) and mean free path MFP (cm) of the alloys were determined experimentally using three neutron energy ranges (slow neutrons, total slow neutrons, and neutrons with energies > 0.4 eV). The results indicated that there was a substantial agreement between the theoretical calculations which were done with the aid of “WinXCom" and “Phy-X/PSD" software and the practical outcomes. The increase in Sn concentration at the expense of Pb improves the physical characteristics of (Bi-Pb-Sn) alloys, making them suitable for use as coolants in fast nuclear reactors.

DOI

10.21608/ajnsa.2024.281619.1809

Keywords

Liquid metal coolant, wettability, melting points, γ-rays and neutrons absorption, mass attenuation coefficients, build-up factors, and neutrons macroscopic cross-sections

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Samah

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Dahy

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Physics Department, Faculty of Science(Girls branch), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City,, Cairo, Egypt

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samah.dahy65@gmail.com

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Cairo

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0009-0003-7504-5190

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R.

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Elshazly

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M.

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Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University

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r.shazly@gmail.com

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Cairo

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T.

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Amer

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Z.

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Physics Department, Faculty of Science (Girl's branch), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, 11884, Cairo, Egypt

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t.z.amer@azhar.edu.eg

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Cairo

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N.

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Gomaa

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S.

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Physics Department, Faculty of Science (Girls branch), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

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nema@azhar.edu.eg

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Cairo

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A.

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Bahgat

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A.

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Faculty of Science,Al-Azhar University,Cairo,Egypt

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alaabahgat@hotmail.com

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0000-0002-1648-8499

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57

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3

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49171

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2024-07-01

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2024-04-05

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2024-07-01

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11

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23

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1110-0451

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2090-4258

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Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications

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Realizing the advantages of Replacing Lead with Tin in Bismuth-Lead Alloys for Improved Thermal and Nuclear Properties as Coolant

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23 Dec 2024