Proceedings Vol. 21 (2015)
ENGINEERING MECHANICS 2015
May 11 – 14, 2015, Svratka, Czech Republic
Copyright © 2015 Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague
ISSN 1805-8248 (printed)
ISSN 1805-8256 (electronic)
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The paper deals with the upper and lower limits estimation of the friction work and fretting wear in the contact of nuclear fuel rods with fuel assembly (FA) spacer grid cells. The friction work is deciding factor for the prediction of the fuel rod cladding abrasion caused by FA vibration. Design and operational parameters of the FA components are understood as random variables defined by mean values and standard deviations. The gradient and three sigma criterion approach is applied to the calculation of the upper and lower limits of the friction work and fretting wear in particular contact surfaces between the fuel rod cladding and some of spacer grid cells.
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