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  • On the Flow-Induced Vibration of Solitary Wire-Wrapped Cylinders in Axial Flow

    Creator:
    Nixon, Chad A.
    Abstract:
    Vibration of nuclear power plant components can cause fretting wear and fatigue that can eventually lead to component failure. Flexible, high-aspect ratio components under flow, such as the wire-wrapped cylindrical fuel elements in a liquid metal-cooled fast reactor (LMFR) core, are particularly susceptible to vibration due to their low natural...
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    Dissertation
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    . ............................ 83 Figure 4.38: Single-pin flow test displacement measurements at U̅ = 3.48 m/s. .............. 85

  • Dynamic System Scaling Application to Accelerated Nuclear Fuel Testing

    Creator:
    Yoshiura, Ramon K.
    Abstract:
    The development of nuclear fuel and materials requires is a continuous effort to investigate the acute and prolonged effects of irradiation, thermal-material stress, chemical change, or other conceivable damage mechanics acquired during normal operation or accident scenarios throughout its lifetime. As in-core fuel property measurement techniques advance to support in...
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    Dissertation

  • Fuel Dispersal Under LOCA Conditions

    Creator:
    Latimer, Griffen D.
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    Most operating power reactors use oxide fuel in the form of uranium oxide (UO2) which is robust against high temperatures but suffers from poor mechanical performance at high levels of burnup. Currently, the maximum average burnup in light water reactors in the US is 62.5 GWd/t, which is partially imposed...
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    significant quantity of fragmented fuel particles were as fine as 5600μm, with some even surpassing the 2000