Analyses of loads on reactor pressure vessel internals in a pressurized water reactor due to a loss-of-coolant accident considering fluid-structure interaction
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P. Akimov
Abstract
During a postulated loss-of-coolant accident, significant structural loadings on the reactor pressure vessel and its internals can be exerted due to the non-uniform and time-dependent pressure differences. The integrity of the internals must be secured, so as to ensure reactor shutdown and post-accident heat removal. Two developed computer codes to be discussed in this paper are used for the analysis of loads on the reactor pressure vessel internals. In the analyses the fluid-structure interaction effects are taken into account in the annular space between the pressure vessel and the core support barrel as well as in the upper plenum. This is a more realistic approach with respect to peak loadings and structural response frequencies.
Kurzfassung
Während eines Kühlmittelverluststörfalles können signifikante Strukturbelastungen auf den Reaktordruckbehälter und seine Einbauten durch zeitabhängige und ungleichförmig verteilte Druckdifferenzen angeregt werden. Die Integrität der Einbauten muss sichergestellt werden, um eine Reaktorabschaltung und die Wärmeabfuhr nach dem Störfall gewährleisten zu können. In dieser Arbeit werden zwei Rechenprogramme präsentiert und zur Ermittlung der Belastungen auf die Einbauten des Reaktordruckbehälters angewendet. In den Analysen wurde die Fluid-Struktur-Wechselwirkung im Ringraum zwischen dem Reaktordruck- und Kernbehälter sowie im oberen Plenum berücksichtigt. Dieses Verfahren führt zu realistischeren maximalen Belastungen und Strukturfrequenzen.
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