Quantitative Analysis of Uranium Distribution in Plate Fuel Element Using Real Time Digital X-Ray Radiography

Autor:	V.P. Sinha, P.V. Hegde, G.J. Prasad, G.P. Mishra, S. Pal, R. Rakesh
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	X ray radiography Materials science Mechanical Engineering Metallurgy chemistry.chemical_element Uranium Condensed Matter Physics Roll bonding law.invention Optical microscope chemistry Mechanics of Materials law Non destructive General Materials Science Digital radiography Aluminium matrix
Zdroj:	Research in Nondestructive Evaluation. 24:223-234
ISSN:	1432-2110 0934-9847
DOI:	10.1080/09349847.2013.800620
Popis:	Dispersion type plate fuel elements were fabricated with U3Si2 dispersoids in aluminium matrix and clad in Al-alloy for the modified core of APSARA reactor by standard picture framing technique followed by hot roll bonding operation. In general around 85% reduction in thickness was carried out in fabricating the finished fuel plates. These fuel plates were then characterized by digital X-ray radiography technique to outline fuel meat boundary and also for the quantitative analysis of surface uranium metal density in the fuel meat. In order to evaluate the surface uranium density a non destructive technique was developed in which X-ray radiography image was digitized and gray value was calibrated in terms of uranium metal density. In addition, fuel meat and clad thickness of fuel plate was determined along longitudinal section by optical microscopy.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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