NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 47, Issue 6, 060606(2024)

Effect of enrichment of plate-type fuel assembly on fuel performance

Zhiying YUE1,2, Yanan HE1,2、*, Hongquan LIU1,2, Yingwei WU1,2, Jing ZHANG1,2, Guanghui SU1,2, Wenxi TIAN1,2, and Suizheng QIU1,2
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  • 1Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Nuclear Energy and Technology, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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    Figures & Tables(16)
    Diagram of data transfer scheme
    Flowchart of calculation
    Mesh of the solid domain
    Variation of the keff with time (color online)
    Distribution of power (a) and fast neutron fluence (b) of 20% enrichment assembly after 231 d
    Power density distribution on the central cross-section of the 15% (a), 20% (b), and 25% (c) enrichment assemblies
    Power density distribution along the line ①
    Variation of the maximum depletion with time
    Temperature (a) and stress (b) profiles of 20% enrichment assembly after 231 d
    Distribution of fast neutron fluence along the line ②
    Distribution of fuel temperature along the line ②
    Distribution of volume strain along the line ②
    Distribution of Von Mises stress along the line ②
    Distribution of creep strain on the central cross-section of the 15% (a), 20% (b), and 25% (c) enrichment assemblies
    Distribution of plastic strain along the line ②
    • Table 1. Modeling parameters of the fuel assembly

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      Table 1. Modeling parameters of the fuel assembly

      参数 Parameters数值 Values参数 Parameters数值 Values
      包壳材料 Material of clad6061-Al组件总功率 Total power of assembly / MW1.111
      包壳高度 Height of clad / mm770燃料芯体材料 Material of fuel meatsU3Si2-Al
      燃料芯体高度 Height of fuel meats / mm750包壳宽度 Width of clad / mm1.52
      燃料密度 Density of fuel / g∙cm-36.975燃料芯体长度 Length of fuel meats / mm61.6
      包壳长度 Length of clad / mm66.6U3Si2体积份额 Volume fraction of U3Si245%
      燃料芯体宽度 Width of fuel meats / mm0.76冷却剂入口温度 Inlet temperature of coolant / K311.15
      冷却剂流速 Velocity of coolant / m∙s-13.4压力 Pressure / MPa15.5
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    Zhiying YUE, Yanan HE, Hongquan LIU, Yingwei WU, Jing ZHANG, Guanghui SU, Wenxi TIAN, Suizheng QIU. Effect of enrichment of plate-type fuel assembly on fuel performance[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(6): 060606

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Oct. 23, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 8, 2024

    The Author Email: Yanan HE (贺亚男)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.060606

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