Design and testing of CRBRP insulated horizontal and vertical pipe clamps

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5352459

Pollono, L P; Mello, R M

The Clinch River Breeder Reactor Plant (CRBRP) Primary Heat Transport system piping may be characterized as large-diameter, thin-wall piping which transports liquid sodium at high temperatures. The piping is arranged in accord with the elevated loop concept, consisting of large horizontal inplane, expansion loops and long, vertical runs of piping. These characteristics and the postulated thermal transient and seismic loads, which are imposed on the piping, dictate pipe clamp designs that are substantially different from standard off the shelf pipe clamp designs. The design features of the CRBRP horizontal and vertical pipe clamps for the large sodium piping, the various test programs used to verify the clamp designs, and the results of this testing are presented.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Madison, PA (USA). Advanced Reactors Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC15-76CL02395
• OSTI ID: 5352459
• Report Number(s): CONF-800804-3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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