Wear resistant coating for fuel cladding

Details Wear resistant coating for fuel cladding Wear resistant coating for fuel cladding

1992-09-01

1993-12-07

Walsh, Donald P.

Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements

Fuel component structure

Encased with nonfuel component

376416, 376425, G21C 300

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052689468

ABSTRACT:
A wear resistant coating (50) for fuel rod cladding (20) comprises a ceramic material (52) which is premixed with a glass (54). The cladding tube is heated and the ceramic/glass mixture is flame sprayed onto the cladding tube. The coating is applied to lower portions of the fuel rods (10) in the area of the first support grid (12) where debris tends to fret the fuel rod.

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