Effect of cladding on the initiation behaviour of finite length cracks in an RPV under thermal shock

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 171, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 179-188

  Blauel, J G ^a   Hodulak, L ^a   Nagel, G ^b   Schmitt, W ^a   Siegele, D ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MECHANICS OF MATERIALS IWM   (Germany)

^b EON Kernkraft GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CLADDING (COATING); CRACK INITIATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PLASTICITY; SERVICE LIFE; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TRANSIENTS;

REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 0031548978     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0029-5493(96)01325-8     Document Type: Article

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