Published 2005 | Version v1
Miscellaneous

Analysis of the Vibration Characteristics of a Fuel Rod

  • 1. Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Taejon (Korea, Republic of)

Description

In this study, the modal characteristics of a fuel rod have been analyzed by using the finite element method and the possibility of the resonance between the fuel rod and a pressure flow which originates from a coolant pump has been investigated. In order to analyze the modal characteristics of a fuel rod, the material properties of a clad and meat such as the density, Young's modulus, and Poisson ratio were determined and the finite element model of the fuel rod was validated based on the experimental results of brass fuel rods. The modal analyses were carried out for two kinds of fuel rods, one is the fuel rod which contains Zr-X%U as its meat material and the other contains Zr-Y%U. Each fuel rod was analyzed under the conditions of in-air and in-water surroundings for five different boundary conditions. The commercial code ANSYS (ver. 9) was used as a finite element analysis tool

Part of:
Proceedings of the KNS autumn meeting

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
KNS
Imprint Place
Taejon (Korea, Republic of)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the KNS autumn meeting
Imprint Pagination
[1 CD-ROM]
Journal Page Range
[2 p.]

Conference

Title
2005 autumn meeting of the KNS
Dates
27-28 Oct 2005
Place
Busan (Korea, Republic of)

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
37072039
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
A CODES; CLADDING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUEL RODS; PUMPS; YOUNG MODULUS
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; COMPUTER CODES; DEPOSITION; EQUIPMENT; FUEL ELEMENTS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; REACTOR COMPONENTS; SURFACE COATING

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Notes
2 refs, 3 figs, 3 tabs