Fluid Force Identification: Verifying and Validating a Method to Predict Wear of a Control Rod in a Nuclear Power Plant

In this thesis a method to model and identify the force inducing a vibration on the control rods of a nuclear power plant is verified, but could not be validated. The aim of the method is to be able to predict wear in future nuclear power plant designs. This study is based on a study by Bodel [1], and reviews, adjusts and extents its contents....