Crud deposition behavior on zirconium alloy fuel cladding in high-temperature pressurized water environments

C Xue, Y Mao, Z Zhang, J Tan, X Wu, EH Han… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Crud deposition behavior on zirconium alloy fuel cladding in high-temperature pressurized
oxygenated water environments was investigated. Porous crud with typical boiling chimney …

Effects of Zn injection on corrosion behavior and crud deposition of FeCrAl fuel cladding under subcooled nuclear boiling condition in high-temperature pressurized …

C Xue, Z Zhang, J Tan, X Wu, EH Han, W Ke - Corrosion Science, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The effects of Zn injection on corrosion behavior and crud deposition of FeCrAl fuel cladding
in high-temperature pressurized water were investigated under subcooled nuclear boiling …

The transformation of fretting corrosion mechanism of zirconium alloy tube mating with 304 stainless steel in high temperature high pressure water

W Zhuang, P Lai, H Lu, Z Han, J Lu, L Zhang… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Studying the fretting wear mechanism of zirconium alloy in high temperature high pressure
water is of great importance for understanding the failure behavior of fuel assembly. In this …

Characterization and corrosion behavior of plasma electrolytic oxidation coating on zirconium alloy in superheated steam condition

Z Li, M Zheng, Z Yang, Q Ren, Z Cai, Y Jiao - Surface and Coatings …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coating on Zirconium (Zr) alloy was employed and
immersed under 400° C/10.3 MPa steam conditions. The surface morphology, phase …

Systematic investigations on the oxidation mechanism of Cr coated Zr-4 alloy under different high-temperature steam conditions

Y Wang, Y Wang, S Wang, J Geng, C Zhang… - Ceramics …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Chromium (Cr) coating is a potential candidate material for improving the oxidation
resistance and extending rail service life of zirconium (Zr) alloys used in nuclear fuel …

Electrochemical and modelling study of ZrNbO alloys aged under high temperature and high pressure PWR simulated conditions

D Peyret, D Kaczorowski, M Skocic, B Tribollet… - Corrosion Science, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This work proposes a kinetic study of Zirconium alloy when working under controlled
temperature and pressure conditions to simulate pressurized water reactor (PWR) …

Long-term oxidation of zirconium alloy in simulated nuclear reactor primary coolant—Experiments and modeling

I Betova, M Bo**ov, V Karastoyanov - Materials, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Oxidation of Zr-1% Nb fuel cladding alloy in simulated primary coolant of a pressurized
water nuclear reactor is followed by in-situ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. In …

Analyses of electrochemical behavior of plasma electrolytic oxidation film on Zirlo alloy in lithium borate buffer solution at 25–300° C

K Wei, X Wang, C Xu, J Du, W Xue, G Cheng - Surface and Coatings …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The electrochemical behavior of plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) film on Zirlo alloy in 25–
300° C lithium borate buffer solution was evaluated by in-situ electrochemical impedance …

Effect of Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Coating on Corrosion Behavior of Zirconium Alloy in Superheated Steam Condition

Z Li, Z Yang, Z Cai, Y Jiao - Journal of Materials Engineering and …, 2024‏ - Springer
Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coating on Zr alloy was prepared, and the corrosion
behavior was investigated under 400° C/10.3 MPa steam condition. The surface …

Nickel Ferrite as a Model Corrosion Product and its Deposition on Current and Future Nuclear Fuel Cladding Materials

BS Nagothi - 2024‏ - scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu
The primary corrosion products in Light Water Reactors (LWRs) are nickel ferrites (nominal
stoichiometry NiFe 2 O 4) having the spinel crystal structure. These products, commonly …