Nonlinear vibrations analysis of a fuel rod in nuclear heating reactor

IF 3.3 3区工程技术 Q1 NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Progress in Nuclear Energy Pub Date : 2024-11-30 DOI:10.1016/j.pnucene.2024.105531

Musen Lin, Dingqu Wang, Junzheng Zheng, Yueyuan Jiang

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Abstract

Nonlinear vibrations of a single fuel rod in nuclear heating reactor with fixed-fixed ends and subjected to various excitation levels are comprehensively analyzed using explicit dynamics. The responses of empty, pellet-filled, and water-submerged rod are investigated. Pellet-cladding and pellet-pellet interactions are addressed by a penalty-based contact treatment, meanwhile the fluid-structure interactions (FSI) between the vibrating fuel rod and surrounding coolants are simulated by the Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) method, wherein the water is modeled as Eulerian elements. The results reveal that both empty and pellet-filled rods exhibit frequency hardening phenomena, where eigenfrequencies increase with vibration amplitude due to geometric nonlinearity. The damping decay resulting from fuel pellet motions is found to be positively correlated with vibration amplitude, thereby enhancing the reactor safety. For submerged rod, the frequency decreases due to added mass effects, and the overall system damping increases despite structural damping from dry friction and impacts is reduced.

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Progress in Nuclear Energy 工程技术-核科学技术

CiteScore

5.30

自引率

14.80%

发文量

331

审稿时长

3.5 months

期刊介绍： Progress in Nuclear Energy is an international review journal covering all aspects of nuclear science and engineering. In keeping with the maturity of nuclear power, articles on safety, siting and environmental problems are encouraged, as are those associated with economics and fuel management. However, basic physics and engineering will remain an important aspect of the editorial policy. Articles published are either of a review nature or present new material in more depth. They are aimed at researchers and technically-oriented managers working in the nuclear energy field. Please note the following: 1) PNE seeks high quality research papers which are medium to long in length. Short research papers should be submitted to the journal Annals in Nuclear Energy. 2) PNE reserves the right to reject papers which are based solely on routine application of computer codes used to produce reactor designs or explain existing reactor phenomena. Such papers, although worthy, are best left as laboratory reports whereas Progress in Nuclear Energy seeks papers of originality, which are archival in nature, in the fields of mathematical and experimental nuclear technology, including fission, fusion (blanket physics, radiation damage), safety, materials aspects, economics, etc. 3) Review papers, which may occasionally be invited, are particularly sought by the journal in these fields.