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Published: 2016-09-30
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.53747/jnst.v6i3.168
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Vol. 6 No. 3 (2016)
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Nguyen , T. H., & Le, B. T. (2016). The Brandon mathematical model describing the effect of calcination and reduction parameters on specific surface area of ex-ADU UO₂ powders . Nuclear Science and Technology, 6(3), 54-59. https://doi.org/10.53747/jnst.v6i3.168

The Brandon mathematical model describing the effect of calcination and reduction parameters on specific surface area of ex-ADU UO₂ powders

Nguyen Trong Hung1, Le Ba Thuan1
1 Institute for Technology of Radioactive and Rare Elements (ITRRE), 48 Lang Ha, Dong Da, Ha Noi, Vietnam

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Abstract

The report “Brandon mathematical model describing the effect of calcination and reduction parameters on specific surface area of UO2 powders” [14] has built up a mathematical model describing the effect of the fabrication parameters on SSA (Specific Surface Area) of ex-AUC (Ammonium Uranyl Carbonate) UO2 powders. In the paper, the Brandon mathematical model that describe the relationship between the essential fabrication parameters [reduction temperature (TR), calcination temperature (TC), calcination time (tC) and reduction time (tR)] and SSA of the obtained ex-ADU (Ammonium Di-Uranate) UO2 powder product has established. The proposed model was tested with Wilcoxon’s rank sum test, showing a good agreement with the experimental parameters. The proposed model can be used to predict and control the SSA of ex-ADU UO2 powders

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UO₂ powder, Ammonium Di-Uranate (ADU), Brandon mathematical model

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