Three-dimensional Leak before Break Analysis of Nuclear Pipes Containing Cracks
Three-dimensional crack behavior simulation analysis and anti-fracture design have been a main subject in fracture theory and engineering application.Piping system is a key part of nuclear power engineering.Utilizing the three-dimensional finite element analysis software ANSYS and the specialized crack analysis programs Franc3D, three-dimensional crack behavior and leak before break (LBB) case were simulated and evaluated of a pipe with a crack in waste heat exhaust system of China Experimental Fast Reactor (CEFR).In fast reactor, the piping is working under a high temperature.Therefore, the code RCC-MR.A16 was adopted that is suitable for materials and structural safety design at high temperature.Material used in this article is modified 9Cr 1Mo-T91/P91.The analysis model of pipe section was built in three-dimensional entity structure containing a cracks and the high temperature and creep effects were considered.The simulation results show that creep contributes more effect on crack growth than fatigue.The evaluation results on LBB of studied T91 steel pipe with a crack-like defect can satisfy the need of LBB design guidelines.The research results can be referenced in pipe material choose, safety assessment and structural integrity evaluation of a pipe containing defects at high temperature in a fast reactor design.
three-dimensional crack creep-fatigue LBB Nuclear pipelines
Wenfu Liang Tong Liu Minshan Liu
Thermal energy engineering research center of Zhengzhou University,Zhengzhou 450002,China
国际会议
2014 International Symposium on Structural Integrity,ISSI2014(2014国际结构完整性学术会议)
兰州
英文
99-104
2014-08-20（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）