Tuesday, Sept. 10
Location: Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall CITRIS, UC Berkeley, 2594 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94720
9am – 10.30pm | Panel Discussion 1: Graphite Manufacturers
10.30am – 11.10am | Break and Poster Session 2: Microscopy
PS2.1 Deep Learning Models for Improving Resolution of Nuclear Graphite XCT Images. Ellen Berry, J. David Arregui Mena, Nidia C. Gallego (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) and James B. Spicer (Johns Hopkins University)
PS2.2 Understanding Strain Fields in Nuclear Graphite using Digital Image Correlation. William E. Windes, Arvin B. Cunningham (Idaho National Laboratory)
PS2.3 A library of microstructures of nuclear graphite. J. David Arregui-Mena, Jisue Braatz (Oak RIdge National Laboratory) James B. Spicer (Johns Hopkins University), Phillip D. Edmondson (The University of Manchester), Cristian Contescu, Nidia C. Gallego (Oak RIdge National Laboratory)
11.10am – 12.30pm | Technical Session 4: Characterization and Mechanical Properties (Chair: David Sprouster, Stony Brook University)
11.10-11.30 TS4.1 Precise measurement of true irradiation-induced dimensional changes in graphite crystals. Ke Shen, Jiang Tang, Zhibo Dai, Jiawen He (Hunan Univerity)
11.30-11.50 TS4.2 Preliminary Investigation of the Effects of Neutron Irradiation on the Weibull Modulus of Graphite. A. Campbell (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
11.50-12.10 TS4.3 Intra-grade variations of properties and microstructural features in PCEA nuclear graphite. J. David Arregui-Mena (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Ellen Berry (John Hopkins University), D.V. Griffiths (Colorado School of Mines), Jisue Braatz (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), William Windes (Idaho National Laboratory), James B. Spicer (John Hopkins University), Phillip D. Edmondson, Paul Mummery, Lee Margetts (University of Manchester), Cristian Contescu, Nidia Gallego (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
12.10-12.30 TS4.4 Using surface analysis techniques to characterize fission product interactions in graphite. Alex Theodosiou, Abbie Jones (University of Manchester)
12.30pm – 2pm | Lunch Break. (Meal not included in conference program.)
2pm-3.50pm | Technical Session 5: Mechanical Properties and Modeling (Chair: James Reed, EDF Energy)
2.00-2.20 TS5.1 Microstructure-Property Relationship in Nuclear Graphite. Gongyuan Liu, Melonie Thomas (Penn State University), Khalid Hattar (University of Tennessee), Jing Du (Penn State University), William Windes (Idaho National Laboratory), Aman Haque (Penn State University)
2.20-2.40 TS5.2 Epitaxial growth of carbonaceous mesophase on coke surface. Ke Shen, Xinlei Cao, Shen Lv, Huiyao Lan, Hongbo Liu, Hui Chen (Hunan University)
2.40-3.00 TS5.3 Prediction of Graphite Component Behavior in Life by Finite Element Analysis. Vadim Zolotarevskiy, Graham N. Hall, Abbie N. Jones (University of Manchester, UK)
3.00-3.20 TS5.4 Modelling Graphite Property Evolution. Mark Joyce (Frazer-Nash Consultancy UK).
3.20-3.40 TS5.5 Simulation Tool Development for In-Service Deformation and Fracture in Graphite Components. Benjamin W. Spencer, Lynn B. Munday, Parikshit Bajpai, Gyanender Singh, Veerappan Prithivirajan (Idaho National Laboratory).
3.40pm – 4.20pm | Break and Poster Session 3: Properties
PS3.1 Microstructure-Property Relationship in Nuclear Graphite. Gongyuan Liu, Jing Du (Penn State University) Arvin Cunningham, William Windes (Idaho National Laboratory), K. Hattar (University of Tennessee) Aman Haque (Penn State University)
PS3.2 Sonic Resonance Measurements of Elastic Modulus using Laser-Based Methods. Ellen Berry, J. David Arregui Mena, Lianshan Lin, Nidia C. Gallego (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) and James B. Spicer (Johns Hopkins University)
PS3.3 Investigating Wetting Behavior of molten FLiNaK on nuclear grades of Graphite: Insights from Contact Angle Measurements. Jisue Braatz, Wenqi Li, Nidia Gallego
4.20pm – 5.40pm | Technical Session 6: Mechanical and Other Macroscopic Properties (Chair: James Spicer, Johns Hopkins University)
4.20-4.40 TS6.1 Fractional Remanent Strength: The UK Approach to Predicting Graphite Brick Keyway Root Cracking. Graeme Horne, R Gray, M Joyce (Frazer-Nash Consultancy, UK)
4.40-5.00 TS6.2 Minimum volume requirements applied to the ASME full assessment for designing nuclear graphite components. Andrea L. Mack (Idaho National Laboratory), Jarryd F. Potgieter (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation), Anne A. Campbell (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) , William E. Windes. (Idaho National Laboratory)
5.00-5.20 TS6.3 The Effect of Sample Thickness in Standard Disc Compression Test of Nuclear Graphite. Lianshan Lin, Jose D. Arregui-Mena, Jisue Braatz, Cristian I. Contescu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), James B. Spicer (Johns Hopkins university), Nidia C. Gallego (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
5.20-5.40 TS6.4 Measurement of Coefficient of Thermal Expansion on Micro-sized Graphite Samples. John H. Dinsdale-Potter, Samantha Wilkinson, Athanasia Tzelepi (National Nuclear Laboratory)