基于蒙特卡罗方法的环氧树脂基屏蔽腻子优化设计及应用研究

Optimization Design and Application Study of Epoxy Resin Shielding Putty Based on Monte Carlo Method

  • 摘要: 本文针对船用核反应堆辐射场特点、屏蔽防护需求和使用环境条件,开展了屏蔽腻子的优化设计及应用研究。选用耐腐蚀防霉变优异、粘结度强、无毒性的双酚A环氧树脂和脂环胺固化剂作为基体材料,添加粒径约100 μm的铅、聚乙烯、碳化硼等屏蔽添加剂提高屏蔽腻子的辐射防护性能。采用蒙特卡罗方法对屏蔽腻子的主要成分配比进行了优化设计。计算结果表明,碳化硼含量为5%~15%、铅含量为80%时,中子的慢化与吸收达到平衡,较高的铅含量大幅增强了其对γ射线及次级γ射线的屏蔽防护能力,使屏蔽腻子对235U诱发裂变源的综合辐射防护能力达到最佳水平。消泡剂、分散剂、流平剂、促进剂等加工助剂的添加对屏蔽腻子快速固化、气泡排除、混合均匀、成型致密光滑起到了重要促进作用。通过样品试制和试验测试,证明了优化设计的屏蔽腻子具有优异的屏蔽性能、耐辐照老化性能、固化成型质量、粘结强度、混合浇灌施工便捷性能等,能有效满足船用核反应堆等设施屏蔽缝隙处及不规则部位的辐射防护使用需求。

     

    Abstract: The optimization design and application study on shielding putty were carried out according to the marine nuclear power plant radiation field’s characteristic, need of radiation protection and environmental conditions. The modified bisphenol-A epoxy resin and amine curing agent were chosen as base materials owning anti-corrosion and mildew, strong adhesion, less toxicity characteristics and so on. At the same time, efficient shielding additives such as lead, polyethylene and boron carbide powders with particle size of about 100 μm were used to improve the radiation protection performance of shielding putty. Furthermore, the shielding putty component was optimized based on Monte Carlo method, and an optimum radiation protection level was achieved. The results show that when the shielding putty contains 5%-15% boron carbide and 80% lead, the neutron moderation and absorption levels achieve balance, and γ-ray shielding capability increases significantly because of high lead mass content, which could make the shielding putty to be the best radiation protection level. Finally, kinds of processing agents, such as defoamers, dispersants, leveling agents, accelerators, take important place in the solidification process, bubble outlet, mixing uniformity, molding densifying and so on. However, testing results proves that optimized shielding putty with excellent shielding capability, better molding quality, high bonding strength, convenient application property, is suitable for the radiation protection in application of biological shielding crack injection and anomalous area filling in the area of nuclear power plant facilities.

     

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