Bubble Density Dependent Functionals to Describe Deformation and Stress Equilibrium Evolution for In-Reactor Nuclear Fuel Materials

Conference · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2008

OSTI ID:21091571

Stout, Ray B ^[1]

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1. RhoBetaSigma Affaires, Livermore, California (United States)

Future designs of nuclear fuels require an increased understanding of fission gas bubble density evolution. Derivations will be provided for a generic Boltzmann bubble density evolution equation, a bubble density deformation field equation, and a Cauchy stress/bubble-pressure equilibrium equation. (author)

• Research Organization: Materials Research Society, 506 Keystone Drive, Warrendale, PA, 15086-7573 (United States)
• OSTI ID: 21091571
• Resource Relation: Conference: Symposium on Structural and Refractory Materials for Fusion and Fission Technologies, Boston, MA (United States), 28-30 Nov 2006; Other Information: Country of input: France; Related Information: In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Structural and Refractory Materials for Fusion and Fission Technologies, by Aktaa, J. [ed. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Institute for Materials Research II, Postfach 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe (Germany)]; Samaras, M. [ed. Paul Scherrer Institute, Nuclear Energy and Safety, CH-5232 Villigen PSI (Switzerland)]; Serrano de Caro, M. [ed. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Chemical Biology and Nuclear Science Division, L-632, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94550 (United States)]; Victoria, M. [ed. Polytechnic University of Madrid, Instituto de Fusion Nuclear, J. Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid (Spain)]; Wirth, B. [ed. University of California-Berkeley, Nuclear Engineering Dept., Berkeley, CA 94720-1730 (United States)], v. 981E, 112 pages.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
BUBBLES
DEFORMATION
FISSION PRODUCTS
NUCLEAR FUELS
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
STRESSES