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[Appendix E. Comparison of Calculated and Measured Fuel Rod Behavior for Test PCM-3] (open access)

[Appendix E. Comparison of Calculated and Measured Fuel Rod Behavior for Test PCM-3]

Report to appendix presenting a comparison of the calculated and measured fuel rod behavior determined during steady state power calibration, the onset of departure from nucleate boiling (DNB), and post-DNB test for Power-Cooling Mismatch Test PCM-3. (p. 155)
Date: August 1979
Creator: Owen, Dennis E. & Vinjamuri, Krishna
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Appendix A. Pretest Fuel Rod Component and Instrumentation Characterization (PCM-5)] (open access)

[Appendix A. Pretest Fuel Rod Component and Instrumentation Characterization (PCM-5)]

Appendix to report "Test PCM-5 Fuel Rod Materials Behavior" presenting pretest physical characteristics of the Power-Cooling-Mismatch Test Series PCM-5 fuel rod components.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Kerwin, Deborah K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix B. Fuel Rod Axial Power Profiles (open access)

Appendix B. Fuel Rod Axial Power Profiles

Report presenting details of Test-PCM-5 fuel rod axial power profiles as determined by two methods: gamma scanning of the fuel bundle flux wires and radiochemical burnup analysis of fuel samples from Rods 205-1, -2, -3, -5, -7, -8, and -9. (p. B-2)
Date: May 1980
Creator: Kerwin, Deborah K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Appendix F. Cladding Surface Temperature Estimates (Test PCM-3)] (open access)

[Appendix F. Cladding Surface Temperature Estimates (Test PCM-3)]

Report presenting estimates of the methods used to establish fuel rod cladding temperatures for Test PCM-3 using three techniques: metallographic examination of the cladding microstructures, isothermal reaction rate correlations, and BUILD5 computer code calculations.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Owen, Dennis E. & Vinjamuri, Krishna
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix D. Postest Rod-to-Rod Spacing Measurements And Individual Rod Diameter Measurements (open access)

Appendix D. Postest Rod-to-Rod Spacing Measurements And Individual Rod Diameter Measurements

Report presenting rod-to-rod spacing measurements and individual rod diameter measurements for fuel rods used in the Power-Cooling-Mismatch Test Series PCM-5.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Kerwin, Deborah K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Test PCM-5 Fuel Rod Materials Behavior (open access)

Test PCM-5 Fuel Rod Materials Behavior

Test PCM-5 was the first nine-rod bundle test in the Power-Cooling-Mismatch (PCM) Test Series. The test objectives were to evaluate the behavior of the center rod operated in an environment typical of a commercial reactor rod subjected to PCM transient and to investigate the potential for rod-to-rod interactions.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Kerwin, Deborah K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix E. Fuel Rod Sectioning and Metallographic Examinations (open access)

Appendix E. Fuel Rod Sectioning and Metallographic Examinations

Report presenting preparation of the Power-Cooling-Mismatch Test Series PCM-5 fuel rods and fuel rod sections for metallographic examination and the metallographic examination results from Rods 205-1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, and -8.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Kerwin, Deborah K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix I. Scanning Electron Microscope Examination of Rod 205-4 Cladding Fracture Surface (open access)

Appendix I. Scanning Electron Microscope Examination of Rod 205-4 Cladding Fracture Surface

Report presenting scanning electron microscopy (SEM) examinations used to analyze one cladding fracture surface of Rod 205-4 for Power-Cooling-Mismatch Test Series PCM-5.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Kerwin, Deborah K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix H. Fuel Rod Particle Size Analyses (open access)

Appendix H. Fuel Rod Particle Size Analyses

Report presenting fuel rod particle sizes and size distributions as determined for the two failed Test PCM-5 fuel rods.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Kerwin, Deborah K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix F. Fuel Rod Temperature Estimates (open access)

Appendix F. Fuel Rod Temperature Estimates

Report presenting cladding axial and circumferential temperature estimates, fuel rod radial temperature estimates, and the techniques used to estimate the cladding and fuel temperatures for Power-Cooling-Mismatch Test Series PCM-5.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Kerwin, Deborah K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix G. Microprobe Examinations (open access)

Appendix G. Microprobe Examinations

Report presenting microprobe examination results of fuel Rods 205-1, 205-2, and 205-8 for test Power-Cooling-Mismatch Test Series PCM-5.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Kerwin, Deborah K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fuel Rod Behavior During Test PCM-4 (open access)

Fuel Rod Behavior During Test PCM-4

This report presents and discusses the results from Test PCM-4 of the Power-Cooling-Mismatch Test Series.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Johnson, Roger L.; Lassahn, Pamela L.; Martinson, Zoel R.; Sparks, Daniel T. & Schwieder, David H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix D. Postirradiation Examinations (open access)

Appendix D. Postirradiation Examinations

Report detailing postirradiation examinations performed on the three pressurized water-reactor-type fuel rods following Tests PCM 8-1 RS, CHF Scoping, and PCM 8-1 RF.
Date: November 1980
Creator: Johnson, Roger L.; Lassahn, Pamela L.; Martinson, Zoel R.; McCardell, Richard K.; Sparks, Daniel T. & MacDonald, Philip E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix C. Power Calibrations (open access)

Appendix C. Power Calibrations

Report discussing the results of experimental methods for determining fuel rod power needed for three single-rod Power-Cooling Mismatch (PCM) tests.
Date: November 1980
Creator: Johnson, Roger L.; Lassahn, Pamela L.; Martinson, Zoel R.; McCardell, Richard K.; Sparks, Daniel T. & MacDonald, Philip E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Appendix F. Cladding Surface Temperature Estimates (Test PCM-4)] (open access)

[Appendix F. Cladding Surface Temperature Estimates (Test PCM-4)]

"A summary of the methods used to establish fuel rod cladding temperatures associated with the axial region of film boiling for Test PCM-4 and the results of the calculations are presented in this appendix." (p. 219)
Date: August 1979
Creator: Johnson, Roger L.; Lassahn, Pamela L.; Martinson, Zoel R.; Sparks, Daniel T. & Schwieder, David H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fuel Rod Behavior During Tests PCM 8-1 RS, CHF Scoping, and PCM 8-1 RF (open access)

Fuel Rod Behavior During Tests PCM 8-1 RS, CHF Scoping, and PCM 8-1 RF

This report presents the results of the first three power-cooling-mismatch tests - Tests 8-1 RS CHF Scoping, and 8-1 RF - performed in the PCM Test Series.
Date: November 1980
Creator: Johnson, Roger L.; Lassahn, Pamela L.; Martinson, Zoel R.; McCardell, Richard K.; Sparks, Daniel T. & MacDonald, Philip E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix E. Data Plots (open access)

Appendix E. Data Plots

Report presenting time history plots of selected parameters measured during the three tests: PCM 8-1 RS, CHF Scoping, and PCM 8-1 RF.
Date: November 1980
Creator: Johnson, Roger L.; Lassahn, Pamela L.; Martinson, Zoel R.; McCardell, Richard K.; Sparks, Daniel T. & MacDonald, Philip E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fuel Rod Material Behavior During Test PCM-1 (open access)

Fuel Rod Material Behavior During Test PCM-1

This report presents the analysis of the fuel rod materials behavior based on the postirradiation examination of the Test PCM-1 fuel rod from the Power-Cooling-Mismatch Test Series.
Date: June 1979
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix G. U0β‚‚ Oxidation Calculation (open access)

Appendix G. U0β‚‚ Oxidation Calculation

Appendix to report presenting detailed data from the postirradiation examination and pretest characterization for Test PCM-1, including the U0β‚‚ oxidation calculation.
Date: June 1979
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix F. Cladding Thermal Conductivity Changes (open access)

Appendix F. Cladding Thermal Conductivity Changes

Appendix to report presenting detailed data from the postirradiation examination and pretest characterization for Test PCM-1, including changes in cladding thermal conductivity with oxidation to ZrOβ‚‚.
Date: June 1979
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix C. Metallographic Examination (open access)

Appendix C. Metallographic Examination

Appendix to report presenting detailed data from the postirradiation examination and pretest characterization for Test PCM-1, including additional metallography illustrating the physical and chemical changes in the cladding and fuel.
Date: June 1979
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix D. Particle Size Analysis (open access)

Appendix D. Particle Size Analysis

Appendix to report presenting detailed data from the postirradiation examination and pretest characterization for Test PCM-1, including tabulated data from the particle size analysis of the broke fuel rod pieces.
Date: June 1979
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix B. Test Rod Power Profile (open access)

Appendix B. Test Rod Power Profile

Appendix to report presenting detailed data from the postirradiation examination and pretest characterization for Test PCM-1, including a description of the axial power profile.
Date: June 1979
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix A. Pretest Fuel Rod and Shroud Characteristics and Instrumentation (open access)

Appendix A. Pretest Fuel Rod and Shroud Characteristics and Instrumentation

Report presenting the pretest physical characteristics and instrumentation of the Test PCM-1 (Power-Cooling Mismatch Test Series) fuel rod and shroud components.
Date: June 1979
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.
System: The UNT Digital Library