Homogeneous bubble nucleation limit of lead

• Published in: Вопросы атомной науки и техники
• Date: 2012
• Main Authors: Abyzov, A.S., Schmelzer, J.W.P., Davydov, L.N., Slezov, V.V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Національний науковий центр «Харківський фізико-технічний інститут» НАН України 2012
• Subjects: Section E. Phase Transitions and Diffusion Processes in Condensed Matter and Gases
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/107158
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Homogeneous bubble nucleation limit of lead / A.S. Abyzov, J.W.P. Schmelzer, L.N. Davydov, V.V. Slezov // Вопросы атомной науки и техники. — 2012. — № 1. — С. 283-287. — Бібліогр.: 15 назв. — англ.

Liquid heavy metal coolant in a fast reactor, as well as in accelerator driven systems, is exhibited to large thermal and pressure shocks which can cause cavitation in the coolant. Here we calculated the work of the critical bubble formation in the lead coolant and the nucleation rate in terms of th...