Projects
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| Reference Number | EP/R026076/1 | |
| Title | The Physics and Mechanics of Creep Cavity Nucleation and Sintering in Energy Materials | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fission, Nuclear supporting technologies) 75%; Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electric power conversion) 25%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 50%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 50%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Professor PJ Bouchard No email address given Materials Engineering Open University |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 October 2018 | |
| End Date | 31 October 2022 | |
| Duration | 49 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £1,147,030 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
| Region | East of England | |
| Programme | Energy : Energy | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor PJ Bouchard , Materials Engineering, Open University (99.996%) |
| Other Investigator | Professor AC Cocks , Engineering Science, University of Oxford (0.001%) Professor D M Knowles , Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol (0.001%) Dr AN Forsey , Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM, Open University (0.001%) Dr H Jazaeri , Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM, Open University (0.001%) |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , EDF Energy (0.000%) Project Contact , United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) (0.000%) Project Contact , Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), USA (0.000%) Project Contact , Foster Wheeler (0.000%) Project Contact , Beijing University, China (0.000%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | The research project will study the physics and mechanics of creep cavity nucleation and the reverse process of healing by sintering in polycrystalline materials for energy applications using both modelling and experimental approaches. The experimental work will focus on a model single phase material (commercially pure Nickel), a simple particle strengthened material (Nickel with addition of Carbon), a commercial austenitic stainless steel (Type 316H), a superalloy (IN718) and a martensitic steel P91/92. An array of state-of-the-art experimental techniques will be applied to inform the development of new physics-based cavity nucleation and sintering models for precipitation hardening materials. Once implemented in mechanical analyses, and validated, such models will form the basis for development of improved life estimation procedures for high thermal efficiency power plant components | |
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| Added to Database | 21/02/19 | |
