Impact vibrations of guide thimbles in nuclear fuel assembly
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DOI: 10.1007/s00419-016-1189-6
Abstract: In nuclear fuel assemblies of pressurized water reactors, guide thimbles (GTs) secure a safe control rod drop. The control rod fall into the GT should be as fast as possible to provide prompt reactor shutdown.… read more here.
Keywords: fuel assembly; impact; nuclear fuel; fuel ... See more keywords