Thermal-hydraulic analysis of a 7-pin sodium fast reactor fuel bundle with a new pattern of helical wire wrap spacer
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2017.12.027
Abstract: Abstract Thermal-hydraulic analysis was performed with a 7-pin fuel bundle by using CFD. The ordinary wire-wrapped spacers are wound on the fuel pins in the same direction. Counter flow is predicted to occur in all… read more here.
Keywords: thermal hydraulic; analysis; wire; fuel ... See more keywords
Development of neutron and X-ray imaging techniques for nuclear fuel bundle optimization
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.04.035
Abstract: Abstract High-quality boiling crisis, i.e. dry out of the liquid film is an important operational safety issue for boiling water reactors. The phenomena involved in dry out are complicated and difficult to capture in full… read more here.
Keywords: neutron; nuclear fuel; ray imaging; fuel ... See more keywords
Full-scale finite element analysis of deformation and contact of a wire-wrapped fuel bundle subject to realistic thermal and irradiation conditions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2020.110676
Abstract: Abstract The fuel bundle in a fast breeder reactor (FBR) is wrapped with wires for guiding the flow of liquid metal. Under operation condition with irradiation and high temperature, the wrapped bundle undergoes complex contact… read more here.
Keywords: bundle; wire; deformation; fuel bundle ... See more keywords