Use of the Hugoniot elastic limit in laser shockwave experiments to relate velocity measurements

James A. Smith; Jeffrey M. Lacy; Daniel Lévesque; Jean Pierre Monchalin; Martin Lord

doi:10.1063/1.4940537

Use of the Hugoniot elastic limit in laser shockwave experiments to relate velocity measurements

James A. Smith
, Jeffrey M. Lacy
, Daniel Lévesque
, Jean Pierre Monchalin
, Martin Lord

Nuclear Fuels & Materials

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Abstract

The US National Nuclear Security Agency has a Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) with the goal of reducing the worldwide use of high-enriched uranium (HEU). A salient component of that initiative is the conversion of research reactors from HEU to low enriched uranium (LEU) fuels. An innovative fuel is being developed to replace HEU in high-power research reactors. The new LEU fuel is a monolithic fuel made from a U-Mo alloy foil encapsulated in Al-6061 cladding. In order to support the fuel qualification process, the Laser Shockwave Technique (LST) is being developed to characterize the clad-clad and fuel-clad interface strengths in fresh and irradiated fuel plates. This fuel-cladding interface qualification will ensure the survivability of the fuel plates in the harsh reactor environment even under abnormal operating conditions. One of the concerns of the project is the difficulty of calibrating and standardizing the laser shock technique. An analytical study under development and experimental testing supports the hypothesis that the Hugoniot Elastic Limit (HEL) in materials can be a robust and simple benchmark to compare stresses generated by different laser shock systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	42nd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation
Subtitle of host publication	Incorporating the 6th European-American Workshop on Reliability of NDE
Editors	Leonard J. Bond, Dale E. Chimenti
Publisher	American Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9780735413535
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4940537
State	Published - Feb 10 2016
Event	42nd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, QNDE 2015, Incorporating the 6th European-American Workshop on Reliability of NDE - Minneapolis, United States Duration: Jul 26 2015 → Jul 31 2015

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Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1706
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

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Conference	42nd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, QNDE 2015, Incorporating the 6th European-American Workshop on Reliability of NDE
Country/Territory	United States
City	Minneapolis
Period	07/26/15 → 07/31/15

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Smith, J. A., Lacy, J. M., Lévesque, D., Monchalin, J. P., & Lord, M. (2016). Use of the Hugoniot elastic limit in laser shockwave experiments to relate velocity measurements. In L. J. Bond, & D. E. Chimenti (Eds.), 42nd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation: Incorporating the 6th European-American Workshop on Reliability of NDE Article 080005 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1706). American Institute of Physics Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4940537

Smith, James A. ; Lacy, Jeffrey M. ; Lévesque, Daniel et al. / Use of the Hugoniot elastic limit in laser shockwave experiments to relate velocity measurements. 42nd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation: Incorporating the 6th European-American Workshop on Reliability of NDE. editor / Leonard J. Bond ; Dale E. Chimenti. American Institute of Physics Inc., 2016. (AIP Conference Proceedings).

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Smith, JA, Lacy, JM, Lévesque, D, Monchalin, JP & Lord, M 2016, Use of the Hugoniot elastic limit in laser shockwave experiments to relate velocity measurements. in LJ Bond & DE Chimenti (eds), 42nd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation: Incorporating the 6th European-American Workshop on Reliability of NDE., 080005, AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1706, American Institute of Physics Inc., 42nd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, QNDE 2015, Incorporating the 6th European-American Workshop on Reliability of NDE, Minneapolis, United States, 07/26/15. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4940537

Use of the Hugoniot elastic limit in laser shockwave experiments to relate velocity measurements. / Smith, James A.; Lacy, Jeffrey M.; Lévesque, Daniel et al.
42nd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation: Incorporating the 6th European-American Workshop on Reliability of NDE. ed. / Leonard J. Bond; Dale E. Chimenti. American Institute of Physics Inc., 2016. 080005 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1706).

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Smith JA, Lacy JM, Lévesque D, Monchalin JP, Lord M. Use of the Hugoniot elastic limit in laser shockwave experiments to relate velocity measurements. In Bond LJ, Chimenti DE, editors, 42nd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation: Incorporating the 6th European-American Workshop on Reliability of NDE. American Institute of Physics Inc. 2016. 080005. (AIP Conference Proceedings). doi: 10.1063/1.4940537

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