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The spreading-solidification behaviour of the stratified molten metals was investigated. This is important in understanding the practical fuel debris distribution spread and solidified in the primary containment vessel (PCV) of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants (1F NPPs). In this study, the effect of outflow diameter on the material distribution before discharging was studied both experimentally and numerically. The two simulant metals were chosen so that the density ratio could be similar to the practical fuel and structure elements of the plant. They were arranged in a vessel and discharged on a receiving plate. The spreading experiments were performed using various outlet diameters with a density and reverse density stratification arrangement. After the experiment, X-ray analysis was performed to evaluate the material distribution in the solidified material. Moreover, a numerical analysis was performed to reveal the mechanisms that affect the material distribution after solidification. As a result, the low-density metal accumulated at the centre region regardless of the outlet diameters in the density stratification. In contrast, the outlet diameters affected the material distribution in the reverse density stratification because they affected the material outflow order. These findings may help increase our understanding of the fuel debris distribution in 1F NPPs.

Investigation of the Outflow and Spreading-Solidification Behaviour of Stratified Molten Metal