M. Païdoussis, A. Abdelbaki, M. Butt, Kyriakos Moditis, A. Misra, M. Nahon
{"title":"Dynamics of a Pipe Subjected to Internal and Confined External Flow","authors":"M. Païdoussis, A. Abdelbaki, M. Butt, Kyriakos Moditis, A. Misra, M. Nahon","doi":"10.1115/pvp2019-93227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/pvp2019-93227","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 We consider a hanging cantilevered pipe conveying water within a water-filled container; the upper portion of the pipe is surrounded by a rigid cylindrical tube of larger diameter, forming an annular fluid-filled region around the pipe. Two flow configurations are investigated : (a) water enters the pipe at its clamped end and flows downwards, discharging at its free end into the container; the fluid exits the container by flowing upwards in the annulus and out; (b) the reverse flow arrangement: water enters the system at the upper end of the annulus and exits by flowing upwards in the pipe. The dynamics of the system is studied theoretically and experimentally for both configurations. The analytical models utilized are outlined and the experiments are described. Theory and experiment find that the system loses stability at sufficiently high flow velocity by flutter or static divergence.","PeriodicalId":185894,"journal":{"name":"Volume 4: Fluid-Structure Interaction","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123629084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simulations of Fully-Flexible Fuel Bundle Response due to Turbulence Excitation","authors":"O. Elbanhawy, Marwan Hassan, A. Mohany","doi":"10.1115/pvp2019-93790","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/pvp2019-93790","url":null,"abstract":"This work presents a numerical model for a fully-flexible CANDU fuel bundle to predict the vibration response due to turbulence excitation. The model includes 37 fuel elements and two endplates. The contact between system components such as fuel-to-fuel and fuel-to-pressure tube is modeled using the single point contact method (SPC). A range of flow velocities was examined, and the associated impact forces and work rates were calculated. In addition, the stresses on the endplates due to vibration of the fuel elements were predicted.","PeriodicalId":185894,"journal":{"name":"Volume 4: Fluid-Structure Interaction","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132402167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wavelet Analysis of FIV Response for Single Cylinder and Pairs of Cylinders in Tandem and Side-by-Side","authors":"R. Neumeister, A. P. Petry, S. Möller","doi":"10.1115/pvp2019-93665","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/pvp2019-93665","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Flow induced vibration of a single cylinder and two cylinders assembled in the configurations tandem and side-by-side are experimentally investigated in the present study. The rigid cylinder free to vibrate is fixed in two blades, forming two different configurations, to allow transversal and longitudinal vibration, respectively. The mass ratio, m* ranged between 158 and 643 while the damping ratio, ζ, ranged between 0.0006 and 0.005. The pairs of cylinders present a space ratio of 1.26 (P/D and L/D) and one of the cylinders is fixed while the second one is free to vibrate. The aerodynamic channel used in the analysis presents test section with 0.146m height and 0.193m width, the study is executed using accelerometer and hot wire anemometry. The velocity on the test section is varied and generates reduced velocity, Vr = U/fnD, between 4 and 30. The displacement amplitudes, Y/D, are obtained using integration of the acceleration signals, and the root mean square results are adopted. Fourier spectral analysis and continuous wavelets are employed in the analysis of acceleration and velocity signals. The higher amplitudes happen in two distinct reduced velocities and were associated with the vibration modes of the cylinder free to vibrate. In the case with two cylinders side-by-side the amplitude is higher and present small variation on the reduced velocity of occurrence in comparison with single cylinder. For the case with cylinders in tandem the presence of the cylinder in the wake of the cylinder free to vibrate generated amplification of the response in high reduced velocities.","PeriodicalId":185894,"journal":{"name":"Volume 4: Fluid-Structure Interaction","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121408968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tunable EOS Material Model in the Simulation of Pulsed Mercury Spallation Target Vessel","authors":"Lianshan Lin, D. Winder","doi":"10.1115/pvp2019-93292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/pvp2019-93292","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 A pulsed spallation target is subjected to very short (∼1μs) but intense loads from repeated proton pulses. The effect of this pulsed loading on the stainless-steel target module that contains flowing mercury target material is difficult to predict. Different simulation approaches and material models for the mercury have been tried. To date the best matching simulation to the experimental data was obtained by an equation of state (EOS) material model with a specified tensile cutoff pressure, which simulates the cavitation threshold [1]. The inclusion of a threshold to represent cavitation was a key parameter in achieving successful predictions of stress waves triggered by the high energy pulse striking the mercury and vessel. However, recent measurements of strain responses of target modules showed that significant discrepancy between the measured strain and simulated value with the EOS mercury model still exists. These differences grow to irreconcilable values when non-condensable helium gas is intentionally injected into the flowing mercury. A novel EOS mercury model embedded into ABAQUS VUMAT has been investigated in this project, which introduces the concept of proportional, integral, and derivative (PID) control into the mercury EOS model. By tuning the new introduced PID parameters (Kp, Ki and Kd), we replace the specified cutoff pressure with an adjustable spring-damper-like material behavior which may better match the complex dynamics of the mercury and helium mixture. This approach is expected to reduce the gap between measured and simulated vessel strain responses. Primitive application of this tunable EOS mercury model on prototypic shape experimental target has demonstrated its capability and potential of improving mechanical behavior of EOS mercury with cutoff pressure considered.","PeriodicalId":185894,"journal":{"name":"Volume 4: Fluid-Structure Interaction","volume":"174 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126068520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Initial Pressure and Length of a Broken Pipe on the Transient Hydraulic Loads Acting on Nuclear Steam Generator Tubes and Supports During Blowdown Following a Sudden Feedwater Pipe Break","authors":"J. Jo, J. Jeong, B. Yun","doi":"10.1115/pvp2019-93132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/pvp2019-93132","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 This paper investigates the effects of steam generator initial pressure and length of a broken feedwater pipe on the transient hydraulic loads on the pressurized water reactor (PWR) steam generator (SG) tubes and supports during blowdown following a sudden feedwater line break (FWLB). To do this, the transient flow fields inside the SG and the connected broken feedwater pipe are calculated by realistically treating the discharge flow as the sub-cooled water flashing flow. Then, the calculated transient flow field data are used to predict the transient hydraulic loads on the PWR SG tubes and supports for some specified cases where the SG initial pressure or the broken feedwater pipe length are different from each other.","PeriodicalId":185894,"journal":{"name":"Volume 4: Fluid-Structure Interaction","volume":"2012 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123779554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. A. Meyer, Timothy K. Meneely, Jeremy R. Koether, Stephen D. Smith, David C. DiBasilio
{"title":"Vibration of a High Energy PWR Piping System due to Vibro-Acoustic Coupling: Evaluation and Mitigation","authors":"G. A. Meyer, Timothy K. Meneely, Jeremy R. Koether, Stephen D. Smith, David C. DiBasilio","doi":"10.1115/pvp2019-93594","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/pvp2019-93594","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Vortex Shedding at pipe junctions can create pressure pulsations and flow-induced vibrations. The flow through one pipe may result in a shear layer at the junction with a second pipe. Instabilities such as vortex shedding in the shear layer can then excite acoustic modes in the second pipe, especially when the flow in the secondary pipe is stagnant or weak. The effect is the excitation of a pipe organ mode, which under certain conditions, may result in unacceptable noise and/or vibration levels. Within the nuclear industry this phenomenon has been most frequently observed in boiling water reactors (BWRs), resulting in vortex-induced, main steam line associated stand pipe acoustic resonances.\u0000 This phenomenon has not been typically observed in pressurized water reactors (PWRs), especially in primary coolant loops due to the lengths of pipe needed to support acoustic resonances in water systems relevant to driving lower order structural piping modes. However, if certain conditions exist, PWRs do contain large sections of piping which can be susceptible to such flow-induced adverse noise and vibration effects. This paper describes the evaluation and mitigation of structural vibrations due to a vortex-induced excitation of an acoustic mode of a large side branch pipe in a high-energy, water-filled, PWR piping system. Specifically, an acoustic resonance was observed and structurally significant resultant vibration levels were measured on a safety related piping system directly connected to a PWR primary reactor coolant system (RCS) between the reactor and a steam generator.\u0000 A rapidly employed evaluation program was implemented, which included significant in-situ structural vibration measurements that informed a combination of acoustic, structural, and fluid-domain numerical modeling evaluations. These evaluations were performed in concert to provide both root cause insights and candidate mitigation strategies. Candidate mitigation strategies were then evaluated prior to inplant implementation via further modeling evaluations and a model-scale testing program. This paper describes the primary vibration characteristics of interest of the affected piping system, the data analyses and modeling methods used to successfully identify the vibro-acoustic phenomena, the developed mitigation strategies, and verification of the final mitigation strategy via model-scale with final demonstration occurring in the plant prior to fuel load.","PeriodicalId":185894,"journal":{"name":"Volume 4: Fluid-Structure Interaction","volume":"100 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124702592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Nishida, Ryoichi Kawakami, K. Hirota, H. Morita, Y. Kondo, S. Utsumi
{"title":"Unsteady Fluid Force and Random Excitation Force Measurement of Triangular Array Tube Bundle in Steam-Water Two Phase Flow","authors":"S. Nishida, Ryoichi Kawakami, K. Hirota, H. Morita, Y. Kondo, S. Utsumi","doi":"10.1115/pvp2019-93246","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/pvp2019-93246","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The in-plane (stream-wise) fluid-elastic instability of triangular tube arrays caused tube-to-tube wear indications as observed in the U-bend regions of tube the bundles of San Onofre Unit-3 steam generators. To understand the in-plane FEI characteristics, stability analysis using unsteady fluid forces is quite helpful. However, taking measurements of unsteady fluid forces in the in-plane direction is quite challenging as the fluid coupling forces of the surrounding tubes must be measured simultaneously for the in-plane stability analysis. In particular, taking measurements under a high pressure and high temperature steam-water conditions, similar to an SG operating condition, is extremely difficult. Recently we have been able to successfully measure unsteady fluid force using a specially designed test equipment. In the meantime, random excitation forces acting on heat transfer tubes were also measured. We calculated the stability boundary of the in-plane FEI using the unsteady fluid force measurement with this special equipment.","PeriodicalId":185894,"journal":{"name":"Volume 4: Fluid-Structure Interaction","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122101574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Feenstra, T. Sawadogo, Bruce A. W. Smith, V. Janzen, A. McLellan, Helen Cothron, Sean Kil
{"title":"Investigations of In-Plane Fluidelastic Instability in a Multi-Span U-Bend Test Rig: Tests in Two-Phase Flow","authors":"P. Feenstra, T. Sawadogo, Bruce A. W. Smith, V. Janzen, A. McLellan, Helen Cothron, Sean Kil","doi":"10.1115/pvp2019-93729","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/pvp2019-93729","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Tests to study FluidElastic Instability (FEI) in an array of U-bend tubes were recently completed in the Multi-Span U-Bend (MSUB) test rig at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL). These tests were sponsored by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and were designed to study In-Plane (IP or streamwise) FEI of steam generator tubes in two-phase cross flow. This instability mechanism was first observed in previous research tests by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL). Although AECL planned additional research into IP FEI, this mechanism was not thought to be a serious practical concern until it recently caused severe damage to tubes in a new replacement steam-generator. The MSUB tests were conducted both with flows of air and two-phase liquid/vapour Refrigerant 134a. With 22 flexible U-bend tubes supported by a configurable flat-bar arrangement, the tests were focused on the effects of support geometry and tube-to-support interaction. Data was recorded from 33 dynamic signals from accelerometers, displacement probes, force transducers, and void-fraction probes. The paper describes the experimental test setup and reviews some of the initial test results and their implications for steam-generator users and researchers. Tests with two-phase Freon refrigerant (R-134a) are presented here.","PeriodicalId":185894,"journal":{"name":"Volume 4: Fluid-Structure Interaction","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125097309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Blast Attenuation in Tunnels or Pipes With Turns","authors":"J. Geng, K. Thomas","doi":"10.1115/pvp2019-93751","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/pvp2019-93751","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Shock wave attenuation in a straight tunnel (or pipe) can be evaluated using existing methodologies. Shock attenuation is enhanced when there are right-angle turns along the length of the tunnel over which the shock is transmitted. A repeated set of such turns is generally defined as a blast trap. Little guidance is available in the open literature regarding the blast attenuation enhancement due to a right-angle turn or a blast trap in a tunnel. This paper presents guidance for shock wave attenuation as a function of the number of right-angle turns and blast wave parameters (i.e., peak pressure and duration). Characteristic parameters are utilized in order to define shock wave properties and tunnel dimensions. The shock attenuation due to up to four consecutive right-angle turns is evaluated. The purpose of this work is to provide a database of the shock attenuation within a tunnel due to multiple right-angle turns for use in designing tunnel structural components and evaluating the response of such components to postulated transmitted shock loads.","PeriodicalId":185894,"journal":{"name":"Volume 4: Fluid-Structure Interaction","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124304912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of the Pitch-to-Diameter Ratio on Two-Phase Flow-Induced Forces Across a Tube Bundle","authors":"E. Deri","doi":"10.1115/pvp2019-93319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/pvp2019-93319","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Flow-induced vibrations of Steam Generator tube bundles are a major concern for the operators and designers of nuclear power plants. In order to predict damages due to such vibrations, predictive calculations are performed, both by designers and by operators, which allow one to evaluate safety margins and thereafter to optimize the SG maintenance policy.\u0000 In cases when semi analytical models of fluid-dynamic forces are used, together with corresponding dimensionless fluid force coefficients, closures are assessed by experiment. The database of dimensionless coefficients should then cover relevant tube bundle configurations.\u0000 Within this framework, a test rig which was available at EDF was modified in order to arrange different pitch-to-diameter ratio bundles and different tube diameters. This paper discusses the fluid-induced forces measured on a set of flexible tubes placed in a triangular pitch bundle both in the lift and drag directions. Two-phase flow excitation spectra are presented as well.","PeriodicalId":185894,"journal":{"name":"Volume 4: Fluid-Structure Interaction","volume":"80 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122867871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}