CASL virtual reactor predictive simulation: Grid-to-Rod Fretting wear

Roger Y. Lu; Zeses Karoutas; T. L. Sham

doi:10.1007/s11837-011-0139-6

CASL virtual reactor predictive simulation: Grid-to-Rod Fretting wear

Roger Y. Lu
, Zeses Karoutas
, T. L. Sham

Nuclear Reactor Technology

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Abstract

Grid-to-Rod Fretting (GTRF) wear is currently one of the main causes of fuel rod leaking in pressurized water reactors. The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL) has identified GTRF as one of the Challenge Problems that drive the requirement for the development and application of a modeling and simulation computational environment for predictive simulation of light water reactors. This paper presents fretting wear simulation methodology currently employed by Westinghouse, a CASL industrial partner, to address GTRF. The required advancements in the computational and materials science modeling areas to develop a predictive simulation environment by CASL to address GTRF are outlined.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	53-58
Number of pages	6
Journal	JOM
Volume	63
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-011-0139-6
State	Published - Aug 2011

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