Investigations of Fuel-Bundle Motion and Fretting-Wear in the Chalk River Single-Channel Test Rig

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Published: Sep 30, 1999

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V.P. Janzen
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
N.L. Fisher
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
B.A. Smith
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
C.E. Taylor
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
J.L. Gerardi
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
S.J. Palleck
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
J.S. Ryu
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
H.T. Chae
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
Y.G. Cho
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute

Abstract

Out-reactor tests of fuel components have been performed with AECL's VIBFLO hydraulic loop at Chalk River, in support of design improvements to HANARO research-reactor fuel. Vibration frequencies and amplitudes were measured in and out of flow, and the effect of various design features on vibration levels was determined. Component wear was measured following endurance tests. and the fretting-wear performance was predicted for extended periods of time in operation. Basic hydraulic properties of the fuel were also determined. Various aspects of this work are applicable to similar tests of CANDU-type fuel.

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No. 2 (1999): Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on CANDU Fuel
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