Title of article
SensitivityanalysisofinputparametersforpressuretubeintegrityevaluationOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
Sang-LogKwak، نويسنده , , Joon-SeongLee، نويسنده , , Young-JinKim، نويسنده , , Youn-WonPark، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Pages
10
From page
1909
To page
1918
Abstract
PressuretubesinCANDUreactorarethemostimportantcomponentsthatcontainfuel.Theoperatingexperiencesshowleaksandburstinpressuretubesoverthepasttwodecades.Theintegrityofpressuretubesis,therefore,keyconcerninCANDUreactor.OnceaCANDUreactorputintooperation,theirintegritycouldbecheckedbyin-service-inspection.However,comparingtothetotalnumberofpressuretubesinaCANDUreactor,onlyasmallnumberofpressuretubesareselectedforinspection,sincethereisnoweld.Theinspectionscopeandresultshavebeentreatedsofarusingadeterministicapproach.Takingintoaccountthedifficultyininspectionsamplingandinextrapolatingtheresultstotheentirecore,aprobabilisticapproachisnecessary.Inthisstudy,probabilisticintegrityassessmentsarecarriedoutconsideringkeyfactors,suchasinitialhydrogenconcentration,defectshape,delayedhydridecracking(DHC)velocityandfracturetoughness.TheleakandfailureprobabilitiesarecalculatedasafunctionoftimebyapplyingMonteCarlosimulation.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2005
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
895915
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