Short-term rupture studies of Zircaloy-4 and Nb-modified Zircaloy-4 tubing using closed-end internal pressurization

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 228, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 3-13

  Zhou, Y ^a,b   Devarajan, B ^a,c   Murty, K L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREEP; DILATOMETERS; EXTRAPOLATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; NIOBIUM; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PRESSURIZATION; SPENT FUELS; STRAIN; STRESSES; TUBING; VISCOSITY; WETTING;

INTERNAL PRESSURIZATION; RESIDUAL HEAT;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0442311884     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2003.06.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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