Remote Thermoelastic Characterization of Candidate Structural and Protective Coatings for Lead-Bismuth Eutectic Cooled Nuclear Reactors

Remote Thermoelastic Characterization of Candidate Structural and Protective Coatings for Lead-Bismuth Eutectic Cooled Nuclear Reactors

A laser ultrasonics approach to remotely characterize the elastic and thermal properties of a coating-substrate structure, used to protect fuel claddings in lead-bismuth eutectic cooled nuclear reactors, is presented and validated with experimental results. A transient grating geometry is used for m...

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Main Authors: Bert Verstraeten, Jan Sermeus, Tom Van der Donck, Paul Schuurmans, Christ Glorieux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
non-destructive testing
remote characterization
lead-bismuth cooling
elastic characterization
thermal characterization
laser ultrasonics
coating characterization
fuel cladding
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/5/915

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