Flow-induced vibration for light-water reactors. Progress report, April 1978-December 1979

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6478902· OSTI ID:6478902

Schardt, J. F.

Flow-Induced vibration for Light Water Reactors (FIV for LWRs) is a four-year program designed to improve the FIV performance of light water reactors through the development of design criteria, analytical models for predicting behavior of components, general scaling laws to improve the accuracy of reduced-scale tests, and the identification of high FIV risk areas. The program commenced December 1, 1976, but was suspended on September 30, 1978, due to a shift in Department of Energy (DOE) priorities away from LWR productivity/availability. It was reinitiated as of August 1, 1979. This progress report summarizes the accomplishments achieved during the period from April 1978 to December 1979.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., San Jose, CA (USA). Nuclear Engineering Div.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-77ET34209
• OSTI ID: 6478902
• Report Number(s): GEAP-24248; ON: DE81025566; TRN: 81-013852
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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