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Study on Characteristics of Sliding Support for Fuel Rod

이동 가능한 연료봉 지지부의 특성 고찰

  • Received : 2010.07.27
  • Accepted : 2010.11.18
  • Published : 2011.02.01
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Abstract

A spacer grid assembly is one of the most important structural components of the nuclear fuel assembly of a pressurized water reactor (PWR), and it affects the performance of the fuel assembly. The primary design requirement is that the mechanical integrity of the fuel rod should be maintained by the spacer grid assembly during the operation of the reactor. It was known that fretting damage to the fuel rod can be reduced by adjusting the relative moving displacement between the fuel rod and its support. In this study, we used the finite element method to evaluate the characteristics of a sliding support designed to reduce fretting damage of fuel rods.

지지격자체는 경수로 핵연료집합체의 특성과 성능에 영향을 주는 가장 중요한 핵심 구조부품 중에 하나이다. 지지격자체 설계시의 우선적으로 고려해야할 사항은 핵연료가 원자로에 장전되어 있는 동안 내내 연료봉이 기계적인 원인에 의해 손상되지 않도록, 즉 연료봉의 기계적 지지건전성이 유지되도록 설계하는 것이다. 연료봉이 유동기인진동에 의해서 진동할 때 연료봉과 연료봉 지지부 사이에서 상대변위 발생을 완화해 줌으로서 연료봉의 프레팅 마모 손상 가능성이 감소될 수 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 이동 가능한 연료봉 지지부로 구성된 새로운 지지격자체 형상을 제안하였고, 제안된 이동 가능 지지부의 연료봉 지지특성을 유한요소해석을 통해 분석하였다.

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