• Title of article

    Flow-inducedvibrationandfretting-wearpredictionsofsteamgeneratorhelicaltubesOriginalResearchArticle

  • Author/Authors

    JongChullJo، نويسنده , , MyungJoJhung، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
  • Pages
    14
  • From page
    890
  • To page
    903
  • Abstract
    Thispaperaddressesthepotentialflow-inducedvibrationsandfretting-wearofhelicallycoiledtubesoftheonce-throughsteamgeneratoremployedatanintegraltypenuclearreactor,wherethetubesaresubjectedtoliquidcross-flowexternallyandmulti-phaseflowinternally.Thethermal-hydraulicconditionsofbothtubesideandshellsideflowfieldsarepredictedusingageneralpurposecomputationalfluiddynamicscodeusingthefinitevolumeelementmodeling.Togetthenaturalfrequencyandcorrespondingmodeshapeofthehelicallycoiledtubeswithvariousconditions,afiniteelementanalysiscodeisused.Basedontheresultsofboththethermal-hydraulicanalysisofhelicallycoiledtubesteamgeneratorandthemodalanalysisofthetubes,predictionsofturbulence-inducedvibration,fluidelasticinstabilityandfretting-wearofthehelicallycoiledtubesareperformed.Inthepredictions,specialemphasisisplacedondeterminingtheeffectsofthenumberofsupports,coildiameterandhelixpitchonthenaturalvibrationmode,turbulencevibrationamplitude,fluidelasticinstabilityandfretting-wearcharacteristicsofthetubes.Theresultsprovidethetechnicalinformationandbasesneededbydesignersandregulatoryreviewersforevaluatingthedesign.
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Serial Year
    2008
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Record number

    895053