Published 1991 | Version v1
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Modelling of pellet-cladding interaction for PWRs reactors fuel rods

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The pellet-cladding interaction that can occur in a PWR fuel rod design is modelled with the computer codes FRAPCON-1 and ANSYS. The fuel performance code FRAPCON-1 analyzes the fuel rod irradiation behavior and generates the initial conditions for the localized fuel rod thermal and mechanical modelling in two and three-dimensional finite elements with ANSYS. In the mechanical modelling, a pellet fragment is placed in the fuel rod gap. Two types of fuel rod cladding materials are considered: Zircaloy and austenitic stainless steel. Linear and non-linear material behaviors are allowed. Elastic, plastic and creep behaviors are considered for the cladding materials. The modelling is applied to Angra-II fuel rod design. The results are analyzed and compared. (author)

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Original title (Portuguese)
Modelagem da interacao pastilha-revestimento de varetas combustiveis de reatores PWRs

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Imprint Pagination
217 p.
Report number
INIS-BR--3416