The European GO-VIKING project on flow-induced vibrations: overview and current status
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Angel Papukchiev
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Kevin Zwijsen
Abstract
The interaction between cooling fluid and solid structures (rods, tubes) in nuclear power plants may lead to flow-induced vibrations (FIV), causing material fatigue, fretting wear, and eventually loss of component integrity. This can cause further safety issues as well as substantial standstill costs due to longer or unplanned outages. With the growing computational power, the application of modern 3D numerical simulation tools for the accurate prediction of FIV phenomena is rapidly increasing. In 2022, the GO-VIKING (Gathering expertise On Vibration ImpaKt In Nuclear power Generation) project received a grant within the Horizon Europe research and innovation funding program. Sixteen European and two US partners started their collaboration in the field of FIV experiments and analysis. Over four years, the GO-VIKING project investigates FIV phenomena occurring in nuclear reactor cores and steam generators under single- and two-phase flow conditions. The project’s main objectives are to expand the expertise in the field of FIV through generation of new experimental and high-resolution numerical data; development, improvement, and validation of fluid-structure interaction (FSI) methods for FIV evaluation; training stakeholders in the application of these methods; and synthesizing guidelines for the prediction and assessment of FIV phenomena in nuclear reactors. This paper provides an overview of the GO-VIKING objectives, scientific program, as well as of the main scientific achievements in the first project year.
Funding source: European Commission
Award Identifier / Grant number: 101059603
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the Horizon Europe research and innovation funding program, provided to the European GO-VIKING project.
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Research ethics: The local Institutional Review Board deemed the study exempt from review.
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Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
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Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.
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Research funding: Large part of the scientific work presented in this paper was/is financed by the European GO-VIKING project and further national research programs.
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Data availability: Not applicable.
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- The 34th German CFD network of competence meeting: numerical 3D simulation of reactor primary cooling circuit and containment flows
- The European GO-VIKING project on flow-induced vibrations: overview and current status
- CFD simulation on droplet behaviour in post-dryout region
- Coupled AC2-CFD simulations for a high-pressure core melt accident scenario
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