Pretest reference calculation for the Heated Axisymmetric Pillar (WIPP Room H in situ experiment)
A pretest reference calculation for the Heated Axisymmetric Pillar or Room H experiment is presented in this report. The Heated Axisymmetric Pillar is one of several large scale in situ experiments currently under construction near Carlsbad, New Mexico, at the site of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). This test is an intermediate step in validating numerical techniques for design and performance calculations for radioactive waste repositories in salt. The test consists of a cylindrically shaped pillar, centrally located in an annular drift, which is uniformly heated by blanket heaters. These heaters produce a thermal output of 135 W/m/sup 2/. This load will be supplied for a period of three years. Room H is heavily instrumented for monitoring both temperature increases due to the thermal loading and deformations due to creep of the salt. Data from the experiment are not available at the present time, but the measurements for Room H will eventually be compared to the calculation presented in this report to assess and improve thermal and mechanical modeling capabilities for the WIPP. The thermal/structural model used in the calculation represents the state of the art at the present time. A large number of plots are included since an appropriate result is required for every Room H gauge location. 56 refs., 97 figs., 4 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 5326792
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-85-1146; ON: DE85016805
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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