Simulation of Thermopower Influence on Fuel Core of Power Rod in Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Active Zone

Abstract

The paper considers problems of modern methods for calculation of designs and materials of nuclear power. A model of numerical analysis for stress-strain state of fuel pins in the NPP active zone is proposed in the paper. The paper contains simulation concerning a fuel core section of a nuclear reactor heat-generating element with subsequent solution of a temperature and thermoelastic problem in computer program complex FEA ANSYS Workbench 11.0. All the obtained results have passed through checking procedure.