Structural integrity evaluation of CANFLEX fuel bundle by hydraulic drag load
Creators
- 1. Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Taejon (Korea, Republic of)
Description
The CANFLEX fuel bundle has been developed by KAERI/AECL jointly to facilitate the use of various fuel cycles in CANDU-6 reactor. The structural analysis of the fuel bundles by hydraulic drag force is preformed to evaluate the fuel integrity during the refuelling service. The present analysis method is newly developed for the structural integrity evaluation by studying FEM modelling for the fuel bundles in a fuel channel. As compared the results of the mechanical strength test, the displacement value of endplate given by analysis results shows to be good agreement within 15% under the maximum design drag load. As the results of analysis, it is shown to keep the structural integrity of CANFLEX fuel bundles under hydraulic drag load during the refuelling service. 11 refs., 6 figs. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of the Korean Nuclear Society
- Journal Volume
- 28
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 373-378.
- ISSN
- 0372-7327
- CODEN
- WJHKAW
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Korea, Republic of
- Country of Input or Organization
- Korea, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 28042776
- Subject category
- S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LTD; CANDU TYPE REACTORS; DRAG; FLUID MECHANICS; KAERI; MECHANICAL TESTS; NUCLEAR FUELS
- Descriptors DEC
- CANADIAN ORGANIZATIONS; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; KOREAN ORGANIZATIONS; MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; POWER REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; TESTING; THERMAL REACTORS