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Study of silver aerosol source term at different specific internal energy input from HE detonation devices.

Authors :
Kefeng, Song
Yaqin, Shi
Kun, Liu
Luochuan, Su
Bo, Li
Wei, Liu
Penglai, Wang
Chenhong, Yi
Yajun, Zhang
Qingpeng, Ma
Haibo, Hu
Wenjie, Liu
Source :
Scientific Reports. 2/24/2022, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1-10. 10p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Radioactive aerosols harmful to humans are often produced in nuclear accidents, and their source term characteristics (total volume and particle size distribution) and dispersion patterns have important implications for accident response and hazard assessment. However, experimental studies of radioactive aerosols cannot be directly conducted in open space due to the hazardous nature of radioactive aerosols. In this study, silver was used instead of plutonium to study the aerosol source term under different specific internal energy inputs (SIEI) to simulate a low order explosion in an accident. Results show that aerosol release fraction (ARF) and respirable release fraction (RRF) of silver increase linearly with SIEI first, then varies in a range of 8% ~ 19%, with a turning point at SIEI of 1.4 MJ/kg. Analysis suggests an increase of difference between ARF and RRF with respect to SIEI. The size distribution of silver aerosol around 10 µm is influenced by SIEI significantly, which could be possibly attributed to the interactions between silver aerosol and ambient aerosol (solid HE products or rust). Comparison between the source term of silver and plutonium suggests that silver is a good surrogate of plutonium in studying aerosol for SIEI of MJ/kg level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20452322
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Scientific Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
155432556
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07180-w