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ANS’s Mentor Match applications open
Applications are now open for the American Nuclear Society’s newly redesigned mentoring program. Mentor Match is a unique opportunity available only to ANS members that offers year-round mentorship and networking opportunities to Society members at any point in their education.
The deadline to apply for membership in the inaugural summer cohort, which will take place July 1–August 31, is June 20. The application form can be found here.
I. Di Piazza, D. Martelli, C. Carrelli, T. Rovai, V. Raschioni, M. Ramacciotti, A. Spezzaneve, D. Ferretti, G. Mongiardini
Nuclear Technology | Volume 210 | Number 4 | April 2024 | Pages 681-691
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2023.2203285
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The present paper describes the experimental setup for flow-induced vibration in a fuel pin bundle test section with flowing lead. The test section is a 37-pin mock-up representative of the GEN-IV ALFRED fuel assembly and is manufactured to investigate the turbulence-induced vibrations in the pins. The pins are instrumented with longitudinal strain gauges (SGs), and with three SGs per monitoring point, the displacement signal can be recovered in terms of amplitude and frequencies. To achieve this goal, a complex algorithm is implemented in the data acquisition control system of the test section. The test section will be installed in the Heavy Liquid metal Experimental loop for Nuclear Applications (HELENA) facility at the ENEA Brasimone R.C., in which a mechanical pump for lead circulation is present. The test matrix is proposed with the mass flow rate varying from 10 to 50 kg/s and a constant temperature of 450°C for all the tests. Briefly, the experimental procedure is presented to carry out the experimental campaign.