A failure criterion for nuclear fuel cladding due to internal gas

IF 1.9 3区工程技术 Q1 NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Nuclear Engineering and Design Pub Date : 2025-02-16 DOI:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2025.113909

Mingda Han , Hetong Liu , Weixu Zhang , Yibo Zhang , Songhui Luo

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Abstract

The primary method for assessing cladding failure due to internal gas pressure involves comparing peak and ultimate pressures. When a small amount of gas is present, the pressure decreases as the volume expands at high temperatures, allowing the cladding to operate safely. This paper proposes a gas equilibrium-based failure criterion for cladding, determined by comparing the sectional force required by the gas with what the structure can provide. Finite element analysis compared cladding failure under three different boundary conditions (most used), using bidirectional fluid–structure interaction to investigate failure from internal gas. The critical load-bearing gas moles and the cross-sectional force changes with radial displacement for both hollow cladding and cladding with a fuel pellet were investigated. It was found that the critical gas quantity ratio is significantly smaller than the volume ratio, with gas pressure decreasing more rapidly in the pellet case.

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Nuclear Engineering and Design 工程技术-核科学技术

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

11.80%

发文量

377

审稿时长

5 months

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