Fretting Wear and Fatigue Life Analysis of Fuel Bundles Subjected to Turbulent Axial Flow in CEFR

Joint Authors

Yang, Yongwei
Shu, Yafeng
Wu, Jianjun
Zhao, Zelong

Source

Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations

Issue

Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-11, 11 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2019-09-17

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

11

Abstract EN

In a fast spectrum reactor, the fuel rod bundle is mainly positioned radially by the wire which can make contact with the adjacent fuel rods, and then it is inevitable that flow-induced vibration (FIV) will cause fretting wear and vibration fatigue of the fuel cladding at the contact position.

Therefore, the computational model of fretting wear and fatigue life about the fuel rod bundle caused by FIV will be studied in this paper.

Based on the random vibration model of the fuel rod bundle, Hertz contact theory, and Archard wear theory, the fretting wear life computational model and the fatigue life computational model of the wire-to-adjacent fuel rod (WAFR) contact have been established.

Finally, taking CEFR design parameters as an example, the fretting wear life and vibration fatigue life of the cladding are calculated, and it is found that fatigue affects the service life of the fuel rod more seriously than fretting wear.

The calculation model and method lay a foundation for further accurate prediction and analysis of the fuel rod life.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Shu, Yafeng& Wu, Jianjun& Yang, Yongwei& Zhao, Zelong. 2019. Fretting Wear and Fatigue Life Analysis of Fuel Bundles Subjected to Turbulent Axial Flow in CEFR. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210849

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Shu, Yafeng…[et al.]. Fretting Wear and Fatigue Life Analysis of Fuel Bundles Subjected to Turbulent Axial Flow in CEFR. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210849

American Medical Association (AMA)

Shu, Yafeng& Wu, Jianjun& Yang, Yongwei& Zhao, Zelong. Fretting Wear and Fatigue Life Analysis of Fuel Bundles Subjected to Turbulent Axial Flow in CEFR. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210849

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1210849