Author:
Dong Yingxuan,Lv Junnan,Zuo Hong,Li Qun
Abstract
Under irradiation, dispersion nuclear fuel meat consists of a three-phase composite of fuel particles surrounded by an interaction layer dispersed within a metal matrix. Nonuniform swelling pressures are exerted on the matrix, generated by irradiation swelling of the fuel particles. As these are considerable, they can cause matrix failure, but they are difficult to calculate. In this paper, taking into account thermal expansion, nonuniform fission pores and the interaction layer, nonuniform irradiation swelling pressure has been formulated, based on the equivalent inclusion method. By means of doubly equivalent transformations, a porous fuel particle, surrounded by an interaction layer, which is under irradiation, can be simplified as a homogeneous particle with the eigenstrain. With the aid of Green’s function, nonuniform irradiation swelling pressure can be numerically analyzed. The simulation results of swelling pressures are in good agreement with numerical calculations. Furthermore, several simplified examples have been given to investigate the factors of influence and the impact mechanisms. Conclusions are drawn that nonuniform irradiation swelling pressure can be analyzed numerically and adopted to explore matrix failure. It is identified that the number and locations of fission pores inside a fuel particle are key factors for nonuniformity of swelling pressures. The volatility of swelling pressures is aggravated by burnup, while the average values of swelling pressures are intensely affected by temperature. This work provides a perspective to investigate the strength and integrity of dispersion fuel meat under high burnup.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Fund of Science and Technology on Reactor Fuel and Materials Laboratory
Subject
General Materials Science
Cited by
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