Instrumentation of a lead-bismuth eutectic cooled nuclear fuel assembly using fibre bragg gratings for characterizing the flow-induced vibrations

Ben De Pauw, Thomas Geernaert, Francis Berghmans, Graham Kennedy, Katrien Van Tichelen

    Research outputpeer-review

    Abstract

    We assess the vibration characteristics of a lead-bismuth cooled nuclear fuel assembly with 226 fibre Bragg gratings. We validate the mounting procedure and demonstrate that vibration levels corresponding to a few micro-strains can be measured.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAdvanced Photonics 2018 BGPP, IPR, NP, NOMA, Sensors, Networks, SPPCom, SOF)
    Subtitle of host publicationOSA Technical Digest
    PublisherOSA - The Optical Society of America
    Pages1-2
    Number of pages2
    ISBN (Print)978-1-943580-43-9
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2 Jul 2018
    EventBragg Gratings, Photosensitivity and Poling in Glass Waveguides and Materials - Zurich
    Duration: 2 Jul 20185 Jul 2018

    Conference

    ConferenceBragg Gratings, Photosensitivity and Poling in Glass Waveguides and Materials
    Country/TerritorySwitzerland
    CityZurich
    Period2018-07-022018-07-05

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