Grant: Alliance Grants
The University of Western Ontario
$56,000.00
Microstructure-property-performance analysis of pressure tubes for Monark nuclear reactors
FY 2024-25
Summary
CANada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) nuclear reactors have been contributing significantly in producing low-emission energies in Canada. Currently, a new generation of CANDU reactors, called Monark, has been designed. To improve the lifetime and performance of Monark reactors, the manufacturing steps of the pressure tubes used in the core of the reactors are being revisited. The proposed research focuses on understanding the relationship between manufacturing steps, local mechanical properties, and performance of both old and new pressure tubes. For this purpose, diffraction and imaging based experimental methods as well as numerical simulations will be used. It is expected that the results of this project will help us better understand the relationship between manufacturing and local mechanical properties and will help us produce better nuclear pressure tubes.
Program
Alliance Grants
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
601891-2024
Name nom
Abdolvand, Hamidreza H
Department département
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Organization id
36
Institution établissement
The University of Western Ontario
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2024
Award amount
56000
Program id
ALLRP
Program name en
Alliance Grants
Program name fr
Subventions Alliance
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
302
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Nuclear energy
Area of application fr
Énergie nucléaire
Research subject code
2001
Research subject group en
Materials science and technology
Research subject group fr
Science et technologie des matériaux
Research subject en
Materials structure, properties and testing
Research subject fr
Structure, propriétés et essais des matériaux
Field of research list names en
Not available
Field of research list names fr
Non disponible
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Microstructure-property-performance analysis of pressure tubes for Monark nuclear reactors
Keywords
candu nuclear reactors; crystal plasticity modeling; deformation mechanisms; electron backscatter diffraction; finite element; in-situ testing; macrozones; pressure tubes; scanning electron microscopy; zr-2.5nb
Application summary
CANada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) nuclear reactors have been contributing significantly in producing low-emission energies in Canada. Currently, a new generation of CANDU reactors, called Monark, has been designed. To improve the lifetime and performance of Monark reactors, the manufacturing steps of the pressure tubes used in the core of the reactors are being revisited. The proposed research focuses on understanding the relationship between manufacturing steps, local mechanical properties, and performance of both old and new pressure tubes. For this purpose, diffraction and imaging based experimental methods as well as numerical simulations will be used. It is expected that the results of this project will help us better understand the relationship between manufacturing and local mechanical properties and will help us produce better nuclear pressure tubes.
