Abstract:
Experimental study on the thermal fragmentation of melt, including Sn, Pb and Sn-Pb alloy, has been carried out based on the SSFT(Small-Scale Fragmentation Tests) facility. The effects of the melt properties, release distance, initial melt temperature, and coolant temperature on the thermal fragmentation have been studied. By analyzing the debris characteristics and the distribution, several specific thermal fragmentation mechanisms have been given, corresponding to different parameters. Finally, a partition map of thermal fragmentation mechanisms has been drawn based on the previous work.