Validation of fuel bundle mechanical performance code ETOILE with bundle/duct interaction experimental data
- Toshiba Corp., Kawasaki (Japan)
Validation of the ETOILE code through a comparison with experimental bundle/duct interaction (BDI) data is discussed. ETOILE is a newly developed three-dimensional finite element program that uses a new analytical method to predict distortions and mechanical behavior in wire-wrapped-type fuel-pin bundles during irradiation in liquid-metal fast breeder reactor cores. Comparisons between the ETOILE solutions and the experimental data for bundle stiffnesses and minimum pin-to-pin and pin-to-duct clearances under bundle compression suggest that BDI performance can be predicted reasonably well with a suitable choice of friction coefficient and initial spiral wire displacement. Application of the code in the analysis of the mechanical behavior of soft bundles with distributed wireless pins is also presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of this design in reducing the interaction forces between a fuel-pin bundle and a duct wall under bundle compression. Agreement with the experimental data is fairly good for the reduction in bundle stiffness when the configuration is changed from the normal bundle to the soft bundle.
- OSTI ID:
- 6630975
- Journal Information:
- Nuclear Technology; (United States), Vol. 102:1; ISSN 0029-5450
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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