@article{d7aa1d47187442ed9ee8dbd5fda6202e,
title = "Thermal Analysis of a New Neutron Shielding Vacuum Multiple Glass",
abstract = "The neutron shielding glass is widely used in nuclear/fusion plants. To improve its temperature resistance and heat insulation, a Gadolinium (Gd)-containing laminate vacuum multiple glass is proposed by using the vacuum insulation method. A 3D finite element model validated by theoretical calculation was developed to analyse the heat transfer path and numerical simulation of the multiple glass was carried out to obtain the temperature distribution and the maximum temperatures of the organic glass in relation to dynamic working temperatures, the sealing agent width, view size, and vacuum thermal conductivity. The results show that the vacuum layer between common glasses can make the work temperature of neutron shielding glass increase. The multiple glass has good heat-shielding performance and it is expected to work in a high-temperature environment. In addition, the vacuum layer between the common glasses and the sealing agent width decay with respect to the view size and vacuum thermal conductivity show an increase in the working temperature of the neutron shielding glass. It was concluded that the order of affecting the temperatures of the organic glass follows the pattern of: view size > vacuum thermal conductivity > sealing agent width.",
keywords = "Design, High temperature, Neutron shielding glass, Thermal analysis, Vacuum multiple glass",
author = "Shanwen Zhang and Min Kong and Saim Memon and Hong Miao and Yanjun Zhang and Sixing Liu",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgments: This work supported by the research collaboration between London South Bank University, UK, and Yangzhou University. Authors would like to thank the reviewers and editors for their suggestions. Funding Information: The authors acknowledge the funding support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51672241), Project funded by the 14th batch of {"}Six Talents Peak{"} High-level Talents (XCL-092), the Province Postdoctoral Foundation of Jiangsu (1501164B), Yangzhou science and technology project (YZ2017275), the Technical Innovation Nurturing Foundation of Yangzhou University (2017CXJ024) and Project funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2016M600447). This work supported by the research collaboration between London South Bank University, UK, and Yangzhou University. Authors would like to thank the reviewers and editors for their suggestions. Funding Information: Funding: The authors acknowledge the funding support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51672241), Project funded by the 14th batch of {"}Six Talents Peak{"} High-level Talents (XCL-092), the Province Postdoctoral Foundation of Jiangsu (1501164B), Yangzhou science and technology project (YZ2017275), the Technical Innovation Nurturing Foundation of Yangzhou University (2017CXJ024) and Project funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2016M600447). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.",
year = "2020",
month = apr,
day = "2",
doi = "10.3390/SU12083083",
language = "English",
volume = "12",
journal = "Sustainability",
issn = "2071-1050",
publisher = "MDPI AG",
number = "8",
}
