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

doi:10.1364/BGPPM.2018.BM3A.3

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 output › peer-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 language	English
Title of host publication	Advanced Photonics 2018 BGPP, IPR, NP, NOMA, Sensors, Networks, SPPCom, SOF)
Subtitle of host publication	OSA Technical Digest
Publisher	OSA - The Optical Society of America
Pages	1-2
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Print)	978-1-943580-43-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/BGPPM.2018.BM3A.3
State	Published - 2 Jul 2018
Event	Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity and Poling in Glass Waveguides and Materials - Zurich Duration: 2 Jul 2018 → 5 Jul 2018

Conference

Conference	Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity and Poling in Glass Waveguides and Materials
Country/Territory	Switzerland
City	Zurich
Period	2018-07-02 → 2018-07-05

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De Pauw, B., Geernaert, T., Berghmans, F., Kennedy, G., & Van Tichelen, K. (2018). Instrumentation of a lead-bismuth eutectic cooled nuclear fuel assembly using fibre bragg gratings for characterizing the flow-induced vibrations. In Advanced Photonics 2018 BGPP, IPR, NP, NOMA, Sensors, Networks, SPPCom, SOF): OSA Technical Digest (pp. 1-2). Article BM3A.3 OSA - The Optical Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1364/BGPPM.2018.BM3A.3

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Instrumentation of a lead-bismuth eutectic cooled nuclear fuel assembly using fibre bragg gratings for characterizing the flow-induced vibrations. / De Pauw, Ben; Geernaert, Thomas; Berghmans, Francis et al.
Advanced Photonics 2018 BGPP, IPR, NP, NOMA, Sensors, Networks, SPPCom, SOF): OSA Technical Digest . OSA - The Optical Society of America, 2018. p. 1-2 BM3A.3.

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De Pauw B, Geernaert T, Berghmans F, Kennedy G , Van Tichelen K. Instrumentation of a lead-bismuth eutectic cooled nuclear fuel assembly using fibre bragg gratings for characterizing the flow-induced vibrations. In Advanced Photonics 2018 BGPP, IPR, NP, NOMA, Sensors, Networks, SPPCom, SOF): OSA Technical Digest . OSA - The Optical Society of America. 2018. p. 1-2. BM3A.3 doi: 10.1364/BGPPM.2018.BM3A.3