Author: A. Sawatzky
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Category : Embrittlement
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Under the condition postulated for a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA), Zircaloy-4 fuel cladding may experience a temperature transient during which it absorbs an appreciable amount of oxygen from the coolant. Theoretical models for predicting cladding behavior during loss-of-coolant (LOC) are being developed, but until the failure mechanisms can be clearly established, an empirical criterion must be employed.
A Proposed Criterion for the Oxygen Embrittlement of Zircaloy-4 Fuel Cladding
Author: A. Sawatzky
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Embrittlement
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Under the condition postulated for a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA), Zircaloy-4 fuel cladding may experience a temperature transient during which it absorbs an appreciable amount of oxygen from the coolant. Theoretical models for predicting cladding behavior during loss-of-coolant (LOC) are being developed, but until the failure mechanisms can be clearly established, an empirical criterion must be employed.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Embrittlement
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Under the condition postulated for a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA), Zircaloy-4 fuel cladding may experience a temperature transient during which it absorbs an appreciable amount of oxygen from the coolant. Theoretical models for predicting cladding behavior during loss-of-coolant (LOC) are being developed, but until the failure mechanisms can be clearly established, an empirical criterion must be employed.
Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry
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Publisher: ASTM International
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 627
Book Description
Publisher: ASTM International
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 627
Book Description
Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry
Author: J. H. Schemel
Publisher: ASTM International
ISBN: 9780803106017
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Publisher: ASTM International
ISBN: 9780803106017
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Estimation of Conservatism of Present Embrittlement Criteria for Zircaloy Fuel Cladding Under LOCA
Author: T. Furuta
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Category : Alloys
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
To estimate the degree of conservatism of the present embrittlement criteria, the following examinations have been conducted. Zircaloy-4 tubes were oxidized at temperatures ranging from 1173 to 1573 K, and then compressed at 373 K to determine the embrittlement due to oxygen absorption. The simulated Zircaloy-clad fuel rods were burst and oxidized in steam at temperatures within the range 1200 to 1500 K. The segment sectioned from each burst cladding was also compressed to determine the effect of hydrogen absorption on cladding embrittlement. The results obtained from these experiments have revealed that the additional embrittlement due to hydrogen absorption is found to be significant in burst cladding.
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Category : Alloys
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
To estimate the degree of conservatism of the present embrittlement criteria, the following examinations have been conducted. Zircaloy-4 tubes were oxidized at temperatures ranging from 1173 to 1573 K, and then compressed at 373 K to determine the embrittlement due to oxygen absorption. The simulated Zircaloy-clad fuel rods were burst and oxidized in steam at temperatures within the range 1200 to 1500 K. The segment sectioned from each burst cladding was also compressed to determine the effect of hydrogen absorption on cladding embrittlement. The results obtained from these experiments have revealed that the additional embrittlement due to hydrogen absorption is found to be significant in burst cladding.
Effect of Hydrogen on the Oxygen Embrittlement of Beta-Quenched Zircaloy-4 Fuel Cladding
Author: SL. Seiffert
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Embrittlement
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Embrittlement
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Proceedings of the International Topical Meeting on Safety of Thermal Reactors
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Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 840
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Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry
Author: D. Franklin
Publisher: ASTM International
ISBN: 9780803107540
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Publisher: ASTM International
ISBN: 9780803107540
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Development of an Oxygen Embrittlement Criterion for Zircaloy Cladding Applicable to Loss-of-Coolant Accident Conditions in Light-Water Reactors
Author: HM. Chung
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ISBN:
Category : Deformation
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
To establish the mechanical response of Zircaloy cladding under thermal shock conditions typical of hypothetical loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) situations in light-water reactors (LWRs), cladding specimens were ruptured in steam during transient heating (10 K/s), oxidized at maximum temperatures between 1140 and 1770 K for various times, and cooled from the isothermal oxidation temperature to ~1100 K at a rate of 5 K/s, and rapidly quenched by bottom flooding with water at a rate of ~0.05 m/s. Failure "maps" for fracture of the cladding by thermal shock were developed relative to the maximum oxidation temperature and various time-dependent oxidation parameters. In situ pendulum-load impact tests were conducted at room temperature on tubes that survived the thermal quench. Information on the total absorbed energy from these tests was correlated with more extensive results from instrumented drop-weight impact tests. The thermal shock results indicate that the present Zircaloy embrittlement criterion (that is, a total oxidation limit of 17 percent of the wall thickness and a maximum cladding temperature of 1477 K) is conservative and that a more quantitative criterion, based upon the mechanical behavior of the oxidized material, can be formulated with a specified degree of conservatism consistent with the mechanical loads imposed on the cladding during reflood and the maximum amount of oxidation set by the margin of performance of emergency core-cooling systems in LWRs.
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ISBN:
Category : Deformation
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
To establish the mechanical response of Zircaloy cladding under thermal shock conditions typical of hypothetical loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) situations in light-water reactors (LWRs), cladding specimens were ruptured in steam during transient heating (10 K/s), oxidized at maximum temperatures between 1140 and 1770 K for various times, and cooled from the isothermal oxidation temperature to ~1100 K at a rate of 5 K/s, and rapidly quenched by bottom flooding with water at a rate of ~0.05 m/s. Failure "maps" for fracture of the cladding by thermal shock were developed relative to the maximum oxidation temperature and various time-dependent oxidation parameters. In situ pendulum-load impact tests were conducted at room temperature on tubes that survived the thermal quench. Information on the total absorbed energy from these tests was correlated with more extensive results from instrumented drop-weight impact tests. The thermal shock results indicate that the present Zircaloy embrittlement criterion (that is, a total oxidation limit of 17 percent of the wall thickness and a maximum cladding temperature of 1477 K) is conservative and that a more quantitative criterion, based upon the mechanical behavior of the oxidized material, can be formulated with a specified degree of conservatism consistent with the mechanical loads imposed on the cladding during reflood and the maximum amount of oxidation set by the margin of performance of emergency core-cooling systems in LWRs.
Energy Research Abstracts
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Power resources
Languages : en
Pages : 1364
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Power resources
Languages : en
Pages : 1364
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Nuclear Safety
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Category : Nuclear engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description