Fuel element cladding state change mathematical model for a WWER-1000 plant operated in the mode of varying loading
Main features of a fuel element cladding state change mathematical model for a WWER-1000 reactor plant operated in the mode of varying loading are listed. The integrated model is based on the energy creep theory, uses the finite element method for imultaneous solution of the fuel element heat conduc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
2010-09-01
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| Series: | Âderna Fìzika ta Energetika |
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| Online Access: | http://jnpae.kinr.kiev.ua/11.3/Articles_PDF/jnpae-2010-11-0275-Pelykh.pdf |
| Summary: | Main features of a fuel element cladding state change mathematical model for a WWER-1000 reactor plant operated in the mode of varying loading are listed. The integrated model is based on the energy creep theory, uses the finite element method for imultaneous solution of the fuel element heat conduction and mechanical deformation equa-tions. Proposed mathematical model allows us to determine the influence of the WWER-1000 regime parameters and fuel assembly design characteristics on the change of cladding properties under different loading conditions of normal operation, as well as the cladding limiting state at variable loading depending on the length, depth and number of cycles. |
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| ISSN: | 1818-331X 2074-0565 |