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Density of Molten Salt Mixtures of Eutectic LiCl-KCl Containing UCl3, CeCl3, or LaCl3

  • Zhang, C. (Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah) ;
  • Simpson, M.F. (Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah)
  • Received : 2016.10.19
  • Accepted : 2017.01.20
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

Densities of molten salt mixtures of eutectic LiCl-KCl with $UCl_3$, $CeCl_3$, or $LaCl_3$ at various concentrations (up to 13 wt%) were measured using a liquid surface displacement probe. Linear relationships between the mixture density and the concentration of the added salt were observed. For $LaCl_3$ and $CeCl_3$, the measured densities were significantly higher than those previously reported from Archimedes' method. In the case of $LiCl-KCl-UCl_3$, the data fit the ideal mixture density model very well. For the other salts, the measured densities exceeded the ideal model prediction by about 2%.

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