Three dimensional coupled simulation of thermomechanics, heat, and oxygen diffusion in UO2 nuclear fuel rods

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 392, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-15

  Newman, Chris ^a   Hansen, Glen ^a   Gaston, Derek ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES; CLADDING BARRIERS; COUPLED SIMULATION; EQUATION SYSTEMS; FISSILE MATERIALS; FUEL PELLETS; FUEL PERFORMANCE; FULLY-COUPLED; JACOBIANS; NEWTON KRYLOV METHOD; NUCLEAR FUEL ROD; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PERFORMANCE CODE; REACTOR FUELS; STEADY STATE; THERMO-MECHANICS; THERMOMECHANICAL MODEL; THERMOMECHANICAL PROCESS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

DIFFUSION IN GASES; FUELS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OXYGEN; PELLETIZING; SIMULATORS; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

NUCLEAR FUEL PELLETS;

EID: 67349102262     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2009.03.035     Document Type: Article

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