Published 1976 | Version v1
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An overview of the Canadian program to investigate vibration and fretting in nuclear fuel assemblies

  • 1. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Pinawa, Manitoba. Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment
  • 2. McGill Univ., Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
  • 3. Westinghouse Canada Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario

Description

The development of a model that would allow the fuel designer to predict the occurrence of fretting could materially reduce the amount of development testing of a new fuel design. To achieve this, we are working in several areas: to identify and measure the phenomena that excite fuel to vibrate, and to study their relation to reactor design features; to predict the vibratory response of a fuel assembly as a function of its design and environment, and; to study the relationship between vibration and fretting to determine when vibration results in fretting. (author)

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
6 p.
Report number
INIS-mf--3052

Conference

Title
ASME-CSME fluids engineering conference.
Dates
13 May 1974.
Place
Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
7246228
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CANDU TYPE REACTORS; FRETTING CORROSION; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS; WEAR
Descriptors DEC
CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CORROSION; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS

Optional Information

Notes
CSME Paper No. 73-CSME-89.