Effects of dimensional change strain in nuclear graphite component stress analysis

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 237, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 897-904

  Tsang, D K L ^a   Marsden, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IRRADIATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; REACTOR CORES; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

GRAPHITE IRRADIATION; IRRADIATION FLUENCE; REACTOR DESIGN; REACTOR PROGRAMS;

GRAPHITE;

EID: 33947667779     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2006.01.015     Document Type: Article

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