3D model of the carbothermal synthesis furnace: 1, 6 – inlet (outlet) gate valves; 2 – furnace body water cooling circuit; 3 – furnace gas discharge pipe; 4 – electric heaters; 5 – furnace body; 7 – retort; 8 – boats with loaded product; 9 – lining.

 
 
  Part of: Shamsutdinov RN, Pavlov SV, Leshchenko AYu (2020) Development and verification of CFD model of carbothermal synthesis furnace for production of mixed nitride uranium-plutonium fuel. Nuclear Energy and Technology 6(1): 37-42. https://doi.org/10.3897/nucet.6.51253