Nonlinear fluid/structure interaction relating a rupture-disc pressure-relief device
Rupture disc assemblies are used in piping network systems as pressure-relief devices. The reverse-buckling type discs are chosen for application in heat transport systems of liquid metal fast breeder reactors. When the pressure on the disc is of sufficient magnitude and duration, the disc develops large displacement, is consequently torn open by a cutting-knife setup and thus relieves the excess pressure. Such disc assemblies are used very successfully in systems in which the fluid is highly compressible, e.g., air; the opening of the disc by the knife setup is complete. However, this is not true for a liquid system; in this case it has been observed experimentally that the disc may open up only partially or not at all. Therefore, to understand and realistically represent a rupture disc assembly in a liquid environment, the fluid-structure interactions between the liquid medium and the disc assembly must be considered. In this paper, methods for analyzing the fluid and the disc and the mechanism interconnecting them are presented. When necessary the fluid is allowed to cavitate through a column separation model and the disc can become plastically deformed using the classic Von Mises' yield criteria.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
- OSTI ID:
- 5626186
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-830607-
- Journal Information:
- Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., Pressure Vessels Piping Div., (Tech. Rep.) PVP; (United States), Vol. PVP-VOL. 75; Conference: American Society of Mechanical Engineers pressure vessel and piping conference, Portland, OR, USA, 19 Jun 1983
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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