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Three-dimensional method for integrated transient analysis of reactor-piping systems

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OSTI ID:6214909
A three-dimensional method for integrated hydrodynamic, structural, and thermal analyses of reactor-piping systems is presented. The hydrodynamics are analyzed in a reference frame fixed to the piping and are treated with a two-dimensional Eulerian finite-difference technique. The structural responses are calculated with a three-dimensional co-rotational finite-element methodology. Interaction between fluid and structure is accounted for by iteratively enforcing the interface boundary conditions.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
6214909
Report Number(s):
CONF-810836-4; ON: DE83009046
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English