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Nuclear-grade graphite IG-110, an isotropic fine-grained solid material, is widely studied for its applications in high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs). Gas diffusion is a crucial parameter in understanding mass transport phenomena in nuclear graphite during the dehumidification and operational processes of HTGRs. Despite the importance of gas diffusion modeling, limited numerical frameworks have been developed to predict diffusion coefficients within the microstructure of nuclear-grade graphite. In this study, geometric models of nuclear graphite were obtained using X-ray computed tomography, and the dimensionless diffusivity of nitrogen was calculated using the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) and electrical conduction simulations. The computational model was validated against experimental data, showing a close alignment between the numerical approach and the experimental results. Additionally, the experiment found that gas diffusion within nuclear graphite logically decreases with increasing gas pressure and remains unaffected by confining pressure. These theoretical findings are useful for understanding water transport in nuclear graphite during the dehumidification process.
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POWDER TECHNOLOGY
ISSN: 0032-5910
Year: 2025
Volume: 454
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JCR@2023
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