Abstract
This paper describes the application of the skull melting method for an
artificial generation of particulate material of inorganic compounds like
CsOH, NaOH, SnO2 and UO2. The skull melting process is analyzed
analytically. Thereby the electromagnetic field is calculated by a one
dimensional time harmonic model. Thermal losses are estimated by simple
analytical formulas. Finally an electromagnetic thermal field coupling is
performed to calculate the temperature distribution inside the crucible,
considering transient thermal effects. The skull melting process is
simulated for the example of UO2. Under consideration of the given
material properties it is shown that the skull melting method can be
applied to fuse UO2.
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