Engineering topics
Publications and source records attributed to Windes, William E.
Historical and current data requirements for component qualification, as-manufactured graphite material properties, Irradiated & degraded material issues, code rules – Construction & Operation, status of current ASME code rules, progress in design rules, degradation, construction vs. operation, what should we be planning, and new technical areas getting started.
Introduction of ART Graphite R&D to include oxidation activities, oxidation resistant graphite, model development, ASME component failure, ASME code development (design rules), ceramic composites, AGC update, molten salt intrusion, split-disk studies, wear testing, and concluding remarks.
Multi-scale Effects of Defects and Microstructure on Mechanical Properties of Nuclear Graphite, Micro-CT split disc fracture test, In situ TEM compression/creep testing after ion irradiation, Room temperature annealing of graphite, and NEUP research goals.