Influence of the projectile composition and shape during an impact
Slug impact is considered a potential risk for pressurized water reactors in the event of a severe accident. The German team of FZK investigates this issue through the reduced-scale experiments BERDA, whose goal is to quantify the maximum mechanical energy that the upper head of a PWR is able to wit...
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| Published in: | International applied mechanics Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 495 - 506 |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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01-05-2006
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| Summary: | Slug impact is considered a potential risk for pressurized water reactors in the event of a severe accident. The German team of FZK investigates this issue through the reduced-scale experiments BERDA, whose goal is to quantify the maximum mechanical energy that the upper head of a PWR is able to withstand. As these tests are performed with a material different from the one that would intervene in a real accident, the French team of CEA studies the influence of the slug material with the SKIPPY mock-ups. In order to understand better the impact process, relevant theoretical study has been conducted with the EUROPLEXUS code |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 1063-7095 1573-8582 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10778-006-0112-1 |