Design and analysis of lid closure bolts for packages used to transport radioactive materials
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Energy Technology Division
The design criteria recommended by the US Department of Energy for Category 1 radioactive packaging are found in Section 3, Division 1, of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. These criteria include material specifications and allowable stress limits for bolts used to secure lids of containment vessels. This paper describes the design requirements for lid closure bolts of Category 1 containment vessels and provides an example of a bolting stress analysis. The stress analysis compares results of calculations that are based on handbook formulas with those obtained with a finite-element computer code. The results show that the simple handbook calculations can be sufficiently accurate to evaluate bolt stresses that occur in rotationally rigid lid flanges designed for metal-to-metal contact.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 116270
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950740--; ISBN 0-7918-1338-X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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