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Applications of Strain Cycling Considerations to Superheat Fuel Design

Description: A potential performance limitation of superheat fuel is the susceptibility of the fuel cladding to low cycle fatigue failure. Two simplified analytical methods are presented to estimate the cyclic lifetime of circular superheat fuel cladding. One failure relation is based on a displacement method. The other failure relation is based on a stress method. These relations were compared with data from the literature, and with data involving damage obtained by Reynolds. A recommended design procedur… more
Date: June 1963
Creator: Rieger, G. F.
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Design and Fabrication of Coextruded Stainless Steel Clad UO2 Fuel Rods

Description: A process was developed in which stainless steel-clad UO2 fuel rods are fabricated by high-temperature coextrusion. The process has a potential of being a more economical method for the preparation of stainless steel-clad UO2 fuel rods than the conventional pellet process. Consequently, it was considered advantageous to evaluate the irradiation characteristics of fuel rods fabricated in this manner. Therefore, 24 coextruded fuel rods were manufactured for evaluation in a reactor. The required a… more
Date: June 1963
Creator: Baroch, C. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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In-Core Instrumentation Development Program, Detectors for In-Core Power Monitoring

Description: Introduction: The object of Project Agreement 22, Task 1, is to develop improved detectors which can operate up to 1000 F for in-core power monitoring. Several ideas have been developed to achieve this goal: (1) root mean square fluctuation voltage measurement of ion chamber signals, (2) thermocouple-type detectors, and (3) fabrication developments.
Date: June 1963
Creator: DuBridge, R. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nuclear Superheat Quarterly Project Report: Ninth Quarter, July-September 1961

Description: From introduction: "This is the ninth of a series of quarterly reports which will cover the progress and results from the conceptual design, economic evaluations and research and development work performed by the General Electric Company as part of the Nuclear Superheat Project."
Date: June 1962
Creator: Pennington, R. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Program of Two-Phase Flow Investigation Quarterly Report: First Quarterly Report, March-June, 1963

Description: Task A: Modification and Preparation of Experimental Facility. Facility engineering and layout is about seventy-five percent complete. Task B: Design and Construction of Test Sections. The major dimensions and characteristics of the metal and glass test sections have been calculated. One feasibility test of the electrically conducting coating on samples of glass tubing has been completed. Task C: Design and Construction of Test Stand, Task E: Pressure and Temperature Instrumentation for Test S… more
Date: June 24, 1963
Creator: Staub, F. W. & Zuber, N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Two-Phase Pressure Losses Quarterly Progress Report: Fifth Quarter, February 12, 1963 - May 12, 1963

Description: Technical report describing that void measurements were made in the 1/2-inch by 1-3/4-inch rectangular channel, for both flow up and flow down, at pressures of 600, 1000, and 1400 psia, and at various flows and quantities. Results at 1000 psia and 20 percent quality show that for the lowest flow both the void distribution and the average void are much different for flow down than for flow up, the void fraction for flow down being much higher. However, when the flow is increased both the void d… more
Date: June 1, 1963
Creator: Janssen, E. (Engineer) & Kervinen, J. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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