Failure behavior of SiC/SiC composite tubes under strain rates similar to the pellet-cladding mechanical interaction phase of reactivity-initiated accidents

Keyphrases

• Strain Rate 100%
• Composite Tube 100%
• Failure Behavior 100%
• SiC Composites 100%
• Reactivity-initiated Accident 100%
• Pellet-cladding Interaction 100%
• Failure Strain 83%
• Slow Strain Rate 33%
• Thermal Expansion 16%
• Loading Conditions 16%
• Mechanical Response 16%
• Fast Rates 16%
• Pulse Width 16%
• Fiber-reinforced 16%
• Digital Image Correlation 16%
• Nuclear Grade 16%
• Mechanical Loading 16%
• Compression Test 16%
• In-pile 16%
• Nuclear Fuel 16%
• Cladding Failure 16%
• Strain-driven 16%
• Composite Sample 16%
• Transient Test 16%
• Interaction Scenario 16%
• Event Duration 16%
• Silicon Carbide Fiber 16%
• Hoop Strain 16%
• Accident Event 16%
• Silicon Carbide Matrix 16%
• Zero-power 16%
• Gap Closure 16%
• Power with 16%
• Sample Deformation 16%
• Image Correlation Technique 16%

Engineering

• Mechanical Interaction 100%
• Strain Rate 100%
• Failure Behavior 100%
• Failure Strain 100%
• Good Agreement 40%
• Loading Condition 20%
• Mechanical Response 20%
• Initial Condition 20%
• Pressurization 20%
• Outer Surface 20%
• Mechanical Loading 20%
• Grade Silicon 20%
• Hoop Strain 20%
• Digital Image Correlation Technique 20%
• Uranium Dioxide 20%
• Compression Tests 20%
• Nuclear Fuel 20%
• Pulse Duration 20%