Experimental stress analysis and fatigue tests of five 24-in. NPS ANSI Standard B16. 9 tees. [PWR; BWR]
Experimental stress analyses and low-cycle fatigue tests of five 24-in. nominal pipe size American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard B16.9 forged tees are documented in this report. The tees, designated as Oak Ridge National Laboratory tees T10, T11, T12, T13, and T16, were tested under subcontract at Combustion Engineering, Inc. in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Experimental stress analyses were conducted for 12 individual loadings on each tee. Each test model was instrumented with approx. 225, 1/8-in. three-gage, 45/sup 0/ strain rosettes on the inside and outside surfaces; and 6 linear variable differential transformers mounted on special nonflexible holding frames for measuring deflections and rotations of the pipe extensions. Following completion of the strain-gate tests, each tee was fatigue tested to failure with either a fully reversed displacement controlled in-plane bending moment on the branch or a cyclic internal pressure that ranged from a value slightly above zero to about 90% of the nominal yield pressure of the pipe extensions.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 5914008
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM-9409; ON: DE85008153
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Includes 17 sheets of 24x reduction microfiche
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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