RVE MODELING APPROACH TO PREDICT THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ZRY-4 CLADDING WITH EMBEDDED HYDRIDE FIBERS

Belal Almomani; Junaidi Syarif; Allan Waithira; Muhammad Zubair; Yoon Suk Chang

RVE MODELING APPROACH TO PREDICT THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ZRY-4 CLADDING WITH EMBEDDED HYDRIDE FIBERS

Belal Almomani
, Junaidi Syarif
, Allan Waithira
, Muhammad Zubair
, Yoon Suk Chang

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Zirconium-based cladding is susceptible to degradation because of temperature, irradiation hardening, and hydrogen uptake. The characteristics of hydride formation in the cladding are the most critical factors that lead to changes in the mechanical properties as well as detrimental to its structural integrity. Thus, the investigation of hydride formation effects and associated mechanical property changes are considered an important topic for spent nuclear fuel management to support maintaining spent fuel safety. In this paper, the modeling approach of a representative volume element (RVE) is discussed for one concentration of the embedded hydrides considering two representative orientations as well as different hydride fiber distributions. The changes in mechanical properties are predicted by applying uniaxial tension. The model for the illustrative case is validated based on former uniaxial tensile test data. The proposed modeling approach may be applied to generate further mechanical properties for a wide range of hydrogen concentrations in different orientations and to investigate the correlation between the parameters of hydride formation to the mechanical properties.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering "Nuclear, Thermal, and Renewables
Subtitle of host publication	United to Provide Carbon Neutral Power", ICONE 2023
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Print)	9784888982566
State	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes
Event	30th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE 2023 - Kyoto, Japan Duration: 21 May 2023 → 26 May 2023

Publication series

Name	International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE
Volume	2023-May

Conference

Conference	30th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE 2023
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Kyoto
Period	21/05/23 → 26/05/23

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by JSME.

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Keywords

Axial load
RVE
Spent fuel
Zirconium hydride

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Nuclear Energy and Engineering

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Almomani, B., Syarif, J., Waithira, A., Zubair, M., & Chang, Y. S. (2023). RVE MODELING APPROACH TO PREDICT THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ZRY-4 CLADDING WITH EMBEDDED HYDRIDE FIBERS. In Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering "Nuclear, Thermal, and Renewables: United to Provide Carbon Neutral Power", ICONE 2023 (International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE; Vol. 2023-May). American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Almomani, Belal ; Syarif, Junaidi ; Waithira, Allan et al. / RVE MODELING APPROACH TO PREDICT THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ZRY-4 CLADDING WITH EMBEDDED HYDRIDE FIBERS. Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering "Nuclear, Thermal, and Renewables: United to Provide Carbon Neutral Power", ICONE 2023. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023. (International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE).

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RVE MODELING APPROACH TO PREDICT THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ZRY-4 CLADDING WITH EMBEDDED HYDRIDE FIBERS. / Almomani, Belal; Syarif, Junaidi; Waithira, Allan et al.
Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering "Nuclear, Thermal, and Renewables: United to Provide Carbon Neutral Power", ICONE 2023. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023. (International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE; Vol. 2023-May).

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Almomani B, Syarif J, Waithira A, Zubair M, Chang YS. RVE MODELING APPROACH TO PREDICT THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ZRY-4 CLADDING WITH EMBEDDED HYDRIDE FIBERS. In Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering "Nuclear, Thermal, and Renewables: United to Provide Carbon Neutral Power", ICONE 2023. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). 2023. (International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE).

RVE MODELING APPROACH TO PREDICT THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ZRY-4 CLADDING WITH EMBEDDED HYDRIDE FIBERS

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