Calculation of heat capacity of the nuclear fuels UO 2 and NpO 2 using integer and non-integer n-dimensional Debye functions
Nuclear Engineering and Design, cilt.241, sa.9, ss.3678-3682, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Özet
- Cilt numarası: 241 Sayı: 9
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2011.07.020
- Dergi Adı: Nuclear Engineering and Design
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3678-3682
- Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
In the present study, the heat capacities of the nuclear fuels were computed using the series expansion relation for integer and non-integer n-dimensional Debye functions involving binomial coefficients and incomplete gamma functions. The proposed approach is novel as it uses the non-integer n-dimensional Debye functions for accurate calculations of the heat capacities C V and C P. The algorithm is used to simulate the variation of the heat capacities with temperature dependence of the nuclear fuels UO 2 and NpO 2. Analysis using computer simulation proved that the formula was in excellent agreement with the results reported in the literature. © 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V.