Eulerian formulation of fluid-structure interaction in reactor containment system
This paper is concerned with an Eulerian formulation for a fluid-structure interface developed for the nonlinear fluid-structure interaction analysis encountered in the primary containment and piping components of nuclear reactors. The Eulerian finite difference methodology is chosen because of its decisive abilities in: (1) investigating material motion with large distortions, (2) treating fluid flow around internal structures having a geometrical discontinuity, (3) handling wave transients in the vicinity of perforated structures. The ultimate objective is to perform the analysis of the reactor integrity when subject to the transient load. Two types of irregular cells are considered and their formulation corresponding to the ICE technique are described. The first one is for interfaces between a coolant and a deformable structure, where the fluid slides tangentially along the moving boundary. A relaxation equation is derived here, allowing the adjustment of the pressure on the moving boundary of the fluid by an amount proportional to the actual mass flux across the boundary. The second irregular cell is for fluid adjacent to the perforated structure where fluid flow through coolant passage takes place. A modified Poisson equation is obtained to appropriately account for the volume perforation and the flow-area availability of the perforated structure. These two equations, in conjunction with the governing Poisson equation of the ICE technique, are solved iteratively. Convergence is attained when boundary conditions at all interfaces are satisified. The development scheme enables the implicit Eulerian hydrodynamic techniques to be coupled with any structural dynamic program. Presently, a corotational coordinate finite element program, WHAMS, is employed for calculating the structural response. Three sample problems are presented to illustrate the analysis. The results are discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 5942970
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-790802-53; TRN: 79-020798
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International conference on structural mechanics in reactor technology, Berlin, F.R. Germany, 13 Aug 1979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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