Strength analysis of a nuclear reactor-contained compartment under design loading conditions

Yi Yuan, Wen Dong, Zhengyi Zhang, Jianglong Sun, Jingxi Liu, De Xie

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Abstract

A sequentially coupled thermal-stress procedure has been proposed for the strength evaluation of a typical Floating Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) tank, which is of great importance for the nuclear security. At first, a novel 3D model has been developed for the required estimation of temperatures in tank's void spaces, followed by the calculation of the steady state temperature on the entire FNPP tank. Then, the calculation of stress distribution in the FNPP tank has been carried out using ABAQUS for given thermal and structural loading, which have been compared with the criteria provided in ASME codes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 28th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2018
PublisherInternational Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
Pages386-392
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9781880653876
StatePublished - 2018
Event28th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2018 - Sapporo, Japan
Duration: Jun 10 2018Jun 15 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
Volume2018-June
ISSN (Print)1098-6189
ISSN (Electronic)1555-1792

Conference

Conference28th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2018
Country/TerritoryJapan
CitySapporo
Period06/10/1806/15/18

Funding

This work was partially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (51709120) and the “ Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities” (2017KFYXJJ004).

Keywords

  • 3D model
  • Finite element
  • Floating nuclear power plant
  • Sequentially coupled thermal-stress analysis
  • Strength assessment

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