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Organisation
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.
The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
Reference
SL-DES-24-0142
Thesis topic details
Category
Condensed Matter Physics, chemistry, nanosciences
Thesis topics
Rheology of partially-crystallized glass melts: from experimental data acquisition to modeling
Contract
Thèse
Job description
The formulation of a radioactive waste packaging glass is the result of a compromise between waste loading, technological feasibility and chemical durability. Maximizing the waste loading rate allows us to reduce the number of vitrified packages produced, and consequently the volume and cost of the underground disposal. On the other hand, increasing this loading rate beyond a certain threshold is likely to lead to the presence of crystals in the vitrification furnaces. However, such an evolution of glass formulations requires, among other things, verification of the impact of the presence of these crystals on the properties of the glass during its production (at 1100-1200°C), in particular its rheology, a key property for the good operation of vitrification furnaces. The aim of the proposed thesis is therefore to measure and then model the effect of crystals on rheology, as a function of time, temperature, and nature and morphology of the crystals, and to take into account the risk of sedimentation. To do this, experimental data will have to be acquired, then modelled using models proposed in the literature, which may need to be adapted.
University / doctoral school
Sciences et Ingénierie des Molécules, des Produits, des Procédés, et de l’Energie (SIMPPE)
Université de Lorraine
Thesis topic location
Site
Marcoule
Requester
Position start date
01/10/2024
Person to be contacted by the applicant
760ACD74AB584AB4BEDF34D3DD8687A9@ts.com
Tutor / Responsible thesis director
C387B78316784B649D04FB37090543BD@ts.com
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