Abstract:
The finite element model was proposed to simulate the process of the UO
2 dispersion fuel particle sustaining the internal pressure of multi-bubbles, and the stress distribution of fuel particle with intra-bubbles was calculated. The results show that when the bubbles line equidistantly along
x axis, the max normal stress along
y axis increases with the number of bubbles, meanwhile, the increment of the normal stress gradually decreases. There is a limit that the effect of bubble’s number imposes on the max normal stress in the fuel particle. When multi-column of bubbles exist, the max normal stress along
x axis in the fuel particle increases, and the max normal stress along
y axis decreases with the increase of the number of bubble column. The stress concentration in the fuel particle decreases with the spacing radius ratio increasing.