Study on Nonlinear Beam Model of PWR Fuel Assembly

In order to describe the nonlinear characteristics of the fuel assembly, a lateral beam model of assembly is built by the finite element method. The beam model is embedded with the hysteretic model to simulate the nonlinear effect occurred at lateral deformation. The calculation shows that the bending deformation and force can be derived from the nonlinear beam model, which is beneficial for the analysis of fuel assembly accidents.