Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | EP/F012047/1 | |
| Title | Multiscale modelling and experimental investigation of radiation effects in oxides and heavy metals | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fission, Nuclear supporting technologies) 75%; Not Energy Related 25%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 50%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Applied Mathematics) 50%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Professor R Smith No email address given Mathematical Sciences Loughborough University |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 October 2007 | |
| End Date | 31 March 2009 | |
| Duration | 18 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £53,513 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Manufacturing | |
| Region | East Midlands | |
| Programme | Mathematical Sciences | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor R Smith , Mathematical Sciences, Loughborough University (99.999%) |
| Other Investigator | Professor RW Grimes , Materials, Imperial College London (0.001%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | The way in which radiation affects the structure of materials is a very important scientific question which has bearing on a lot of important problems. Examples include the operation of nuclear reactors, the long term storage and environmental effects of radioactive waste but also examples where ion beams are used to modify or analyse materials, such as in the processing of silicon chips or in depth profiling in surface analysis.To investigate how radiation affects different materials, atomistic computer models are often used. Such molecular dynamics simulation models have often in the past been limited to relatively small systems and for materials of fairly simple composition. With the expansion of high performance computing power and new algorithms for extending time scales much more realistic computer simulations can be carried out. However many of the techniques used to extend length and time scales are still in the process of being developed and this proposal is involved withboth the development of new algorithmic techniques and their application to practical materials science problems, such as the question "What constitutes a radiation tolerant material?" or "Why do certain materials react to radiation effects in different ways?".By bringing together two UK groups with different expertise in a cross-disciplinary investigation of radiation effects and linking them with different groups at one of the world's leading research laboratoriesin Los Alamos, a firm understanding of these important questions will be obtained | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 04/06/07 | |
