Table 1
Specimens description, experimental and calculated results for dynamic load impact test.
| Sample | S1: Short 1 Fuel pellets + clad |
L3: Long 3 Fuel pellets + clad |
S2: Short 2 Fuel pellets + clad |
L2: Long 2 Fuel pellets + clad |
L1: Long 1 Fuel pellets + clad + plenum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 kg weight mass impact speed (m s‑1) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
| Expérimental maximum load (kN) | 40 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 17 |
| Calculated maximum load rod with clad alloy 1 (kN) | 40 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 17 |
| Calculated maximum load rod with clad alloy 2 (kN) | 48 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 23 |
| Calculated maximum equivalent inelastic strain/clad fracture strain, rod with clad alloy 1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| Calculated maximum equivalent inelastic strain/clad fracture strain rod with clad alloy 2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0,9 | 6.8 |
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