Yuping Su , Jun Shen , Libo Mu , Qianyu Shi , Mingwan Lu
{"title":"A ratcheting assessment method based on cumulative damage","authors":"Yuping Su , Jun Shen , Libo Mu , Qianyu Shi , Mingwan Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105389","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105389","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ratcheting assessment under multiple combined thermo-mechanical load cases has always been an intractable problem in pressure vessel design by analysis. Ratcheting is not allowed in the current widely adopted ratcheting assessment method based on ratcheting boundary, which is conservative and only applicable to single cyclic load case. Whereas, the ratcheting analysis based on elastic-plastic finite element analysis cycle by cycle is computationally heavy and costly. In this paper, a simple and practical ratcheting assessment method based on cumulative damage is proposed. The method is abbreviated RACD method, which is an evaluation method of plastic ratcheting strain for prevention of ratcheting collapse and allows the structure to enter the ratcheting state. Moreover, it has low computational cost and can be applied to the ratcheting assessment of combined load cases. The validity of the RACD method has been verified by the Bree model and application example in this paper. It can be indicated that the linear damage accumulation theory is applicable to the cases where multiple load cases are applied independently and sequentially, but it is not suitable for the combination of multiple loads applied alternately. The load unit assessment method proposed in this paper can effectively deal with the ratcheting assessment problem for alternating combined load cases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54946,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping","volume":"213 ","pages":"Article 105389"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142759446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yang Liu , Xuemei Li , Rui Guo , Zicheng Li , Jiaying Du , Meng Liu , Qingming Hu , Xiangxia Kong , Li Bao
{"title":"Effect of mechanical vibration on microstructure and impact properties of gas metal arc welding Q450NQR1 welded joints","authors":"Yang Liu , Xuemei Li , Rui Guo , Zicheng Li , Jiaying Du , Meng Liu , Qingming Hu , Xiangxia Kong , Li Bao","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105371","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105371","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article was focused on studying the influence of microstructure and impact performance of Q450NQR1 weathering steel welded joints using low-frequency mechanical vibrations during the welding process (GMAW). The analysis of the molten pool cooling and solidification process in vibration welding is conducted using a one-dimensional Stefan problem and the wave equation coupled model The computational results show that the molten pool cooling time decreases and the stress on the dendrites increases during the crystallization process as vibration frequency increase. Mechanical vibrations with a fixed amplitude of 0.1 mm and frequencies of 0, 20, 40, and 60 Hz were applied to the welding molten pool under the same welding parameters. The microstructure of the weld joints was examined using metallurgical microscope. Charpy impact test was used to measure the impact properties. The results show that the increase in weld zone width is accompanied by a reduction in the heat-affected zone width after the application of mechanical vibrations. The primary proeutectoid ferrite dendrites undergo fragmentation. The acicular ferrite content has increased and structural refinement. The impact energy in the weld zone increases with the increase in vibration frequency. The welded joints exhibit enhanced toughness, with an increased proportion of the fibrous region (F) and the shear lip region (S) at the fracture surface. The distance between the crack instability position and the root of the notch increases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54946,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping","volume":"213 ","pages":"Article 105371"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142759447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hai Li, Wei Liu, Wenqi Li, Longjun Chen, Bo Zhang, Pengcheng Fan, Weijian Yang, Yipu Sun
{"title":"Investigation of corrosion behavior of 5Cr steel in CO₂-silty sand environment: Effects of hydrodynamic impact angles","authors":"Hai Li, Wei Liu, Wenqi Li, Longjun Chen, Bo Zhang, Pengcheng Fan, Weijian Yang, Yipu Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105369","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105369","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the influence of impact angles on the corrosion behavior of 5Cr steel in a CO<sub>2</sub>-silty sand environment through hydrodynamics analysis. The primary cause of degradation in 5Cr steel is the combined effect of the mechanical damage to the corrosion product film by silty sand particles and corrosive environment. The severity of damage to the corrosion product film on the 5Cr steel surface caused by silty sand particles at different impact angles, from highest to lowest, is 45°, 90°, and 0°. At an impact angle of 45°, the silty sand exerts equal tangential and normal stresses on the corrosion product film, compromising its integrity and requiring more Cr(OH)<sub>3</sub> for repair and stabilization, resulting in the most severe localized pitting corrosion. At impact angles of 0° and 90°, the silty sand exerts only tangential stress and normal stress on the corrosion product film, respectively. The imbalance between normal and tangential stresses at these angles results in shallower and more limited removal of corrosion products, making the destructive effect less significant than at a 45° impact angle.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54946,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping","volume":"213 ","pages":"Article 105369"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142756976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dong-Hyeon Choi, Min Jeong Park, Min Seek Kim, Yoon-Suk Chang
{"title":"Geometry effects on the pressure-temperature limit curve of small modular reactor vessel","authors":"Dong-Hyeon Choi, Min Jeong Park, Min Seek Kim, Yoon-Suk Chang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105366","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105366","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The reactor vessel (RV), recognized as a critical component that ensures the safety of nuclear power plants, is designed and manufactured with sufficient margins in strength and fracture toughness. With the development of small modular reactors (SMRs), RVs include transition regions characterized by geometric discontinuities that limit the application of existing evaluation methods. This study proposes adequate modeling and numerical analysis techniques tailored to assess the different geometries and better understand their impact. A suitable modeling scheme was introduced to consider specific features when evaluating postulated cracks in the RV. Fracture mechanics evaluations using the finite element method were also conducted to examine accurately the cracks and their associated risks. The results from each finite element analysis were utilized to develop pressure-temperature limit curves, providing insight into the operational range of a developing SMR. This framework addresses the unique challenges in RV design and enhances the safety and reliability of SMR operations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54946,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping","volume":"213 ","pages":"Article 105366"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142746777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using odometry drift to match ILI joint boundaries for run comparisons","authors":"Craig L. Champlin","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105351","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105351","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Repeat coincident inline pipeline inspections are used to calculate defect-to-defect corrosion growth rates (CGRs) for accurate reinspection intervals. First, a pair of inspections is aligned at the boundaries between pipe joints. Pattern matching is then used to match individual defects on paired joints. Joint-boundary matching is a correspondence problem that can be described in terms of “drift”, which is the difference in odometry values at corresponding joint boundaries. Here, drift is formalized and characterized. It is used to describe current joint-boundary matching methods — interpolation, zippering, and direct odometry comparison. We use the drift formulation to illustrate why existing methods produce false matches (1) in the presence of poorly documented reroutes, (2) when there are nonlinearities in the odometry from pig speed changes, and (3) from other inspection problems. We develop a new evidence-based intuition for drift as the systematic bias of position-estimating state machines on inspecting pigs. This is followed by deriving a position-specific drift differencing distance metric using the first-order differencing of the drift. We show this value to be trend stationary. The results section compares the four metrics’ abilities to identify common joint-boundary matching challenges. We found that direct matching and interpolation are unreliable. These methods generate difficult-to-detect mistakes because they rely on a nearest-neighbor matching criterion. Zippering and drift differencing work much better. Both rely on pups in the vicinity of pipeline reconfigurations. They both fail when there are no pups or when a reconfiguration is large. Because zippering uses naive pattern-matching, it is subject to aliasing mistakes when non-corresponding joints are in analogous positions. In contrast, drift differencing, which is position-specific, is immune to this type of error. Finally, we show that the assumptions behind the derivation are valid for an example dataset.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54946,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping","volume":"213 ","pages":"Article 105351"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142746778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study on the synergistic effect of welding residual stress and hydrogen diffusion on fatigue crack growth of X80 steel pipeline","authors":"Jinghong Xue, Andun Cheng, Bohan Xia","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105367","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105367","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>During the service of X80 high-strength pipeline steel, the combined effects of welding residual stress, cyclic loading, and hydrogen complicate the prediction of pipeline fatigue life. This article combines ABAQUS and FRANC3D finite element software to analyze the fatigue crack growth laws of the X80 pipeline with thickness of 22 mm under the combined condition. After heat treatment, the fatigue life of pipelines with annular and axial cracks increased by 19 % and 83 %, indicating that post-weld heat treatment significantly improves the fatigue life of the pipeline. When the crack grows to the outer surface of the pipeline, the fatigue life of a pipeline with a 10 % hydrogen doping ratio is reduced by 77 % compared to one with a 1.5 % hydrogen doping ratio. These findings indicate that toughness of the crack front region is significantly reduced by hydrogen concentration, the crack propagation rate is accelerated, and the fatigue life of the pipeline is significantly reduced.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54946,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 105367"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142705001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jing Xie , Wenao Wang , Changhang Xu , Mingfu Fu , Weiping Huang
{"title":"Two-step feature extraction of acoustic emission signals for leakage detection of valves in gas pipelines","authors":"Jing Xie , Wenao Wang , Changhang Xu , Mingfu Fu , Weiping Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105364","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105364","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Evaluation of valve conditions is necessary to maintain integrity of pipelines and can be achieved using Acoustic Emission (AE) technique. Effective feature extraction from AE signals is critical to improving the accuracy of evaluation on valve conditions. In this study, a new method is proposed for processing AE signals to extract a two-dimension feature, which can characterize valve conditions more accurately. Time-frequency features of AE signal are extracted through Mel-spectrum analysis and then a deeper feature is extracted by a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) model. Experiments were implemented considering three working conditions under three pressure levels in the pipeline. Results show that based on the extracted feature, leakage condition and non-leakage condition can be entirely differentiated and investigated leakage conditions can be differentiated with a high accuracy. By extracting the new effective feature, the proposed method provides a new way to effectively evaluate valve conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54946,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 105364"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142705003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tairui Zhang , Xin Ma , Bin Yang , Xianjun Pei , Zhiqiang Ge , Wenchun Jiang
{"title":"An adaptive spherical indentation test integrating targeted testing scenarios, data acquisition, and model selection for uniaxial mechanical property predictions","authors":"Tairui Zhang , Xin Ma , Bin Yang , Xianjun Pei , Zhiqiang Ge , Wenchun Jiang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105365","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105365","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To improve the applicability of spherical indentation tests (SITs) in complex targeted testing scenarios, such as piping with contaminated surfaces and high temperatures, this study proposes a targeted data acquisition and the following stress-strain prediction schemes based on the differences in targeted testing scenarios. The data acquisition scheme is classified depending on whether an additional digital image correlation (DIC) is applicable for the plastic zone radius measurements and whether the unloading information is of reliable accuracy. Then, based on the characteristics of the data acquisition scheme, a model selection, including incremental indentation energy model (IIEM), simplified indentation energy model (SIIEM), indentation energy model (IEM), and numerical model (NM), is introduced to achieve the most preferable uniaxial mechanical property predictions. Reliability of the adaptive SITs proposed in this study is verified through experiments (covering 20 °C, 400 °C, 565 °C, and 650 °C) on P91 steels in two service states, one as received and another service exposure for 300,000 h.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54946,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 105365"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142705000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reverse deformation design for bending control in welding of ring stiffeners","authors":"Hanling Wu , Huiyue Dong , Yingjie Guo , Fei Yuan , Yinglin Ke","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105362","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105362","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>After Double Side Arc Welding (DSAW), the ring stiffener undergoes significant radial bending deformation due to the release of residual plastic stress, which severely impacts the dimensional quality of the welded component. This type of stress release-induced deformation is difficult to control through the application of external constraints. In this paper, a method for designing reverse deformation to compensate for bending deformation is proposed, based on the Distribution Function based Inherent Strain Method (DFISM). By leveraging the rapid calculations from DFISM and parametric modeling, welding deformation samples of ring stiffeners of different sizes were obtained in sample, and the optimal reverse deformation amount for the ring stiffener was determined using parameter evaluation criteria. The compensation effect of the designed reverse deformation was tested through DSAW experiments, where the calculation and experimental error were less than 1.0 mm (7.8 % of the total deformation), and the maximum error between the welded ring stiffener and the theoretical profile after reverse deformation design was within 1.2 mm (0.03 % of the theoretical radius). The Reverse Deformation Design Method (RDDM), based on rapid calculations and parametric modeling, effectively compensates for the bending deformation of the ring stiffener.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54946,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping","volume":"213 ","pages":"Article 105362"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142698079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shang Lv , Wei Sun , Dongxu Du , Hongwei Ma , Xuedong Sun , Shihao Ma
{"title":"Analysis of the influence of clamp installation position on vibration stress for spatial pipeline","authors":"Shang Lv , Wei Sun , Dongxu Du , Hongwei Ma , Xuedong Sun , Shihao Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105363","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpvp.2024.105363","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In aero-engines, small changes in the clamp position can sometimes significantly alter the vibration stress of the pipeline system, so there is an urgent need to study the influence of clamp position on pipeline vibration stress. Firstly, a dynamic modeling method of spatial pipeline system is proposed based on the finite element method, the modeling method can more accurately simulate the complex boundary constraints caused by multiple clamps and pipe fittings. Then, an improved dynamic substructure method (reduced-order method) is developed by combining the dynamic substructure method with the clamp position parametric model to improve the efficiency of the subsequent clamp position parameters influence analysis. Further, the rationality and efficiency of the reduced-order modeling approach are verified by numerical and experimental studies. Finally, the influence of the clamp position and the key parameters of different components (pipe body, clamps, fittings) on the pipeline vibration stress is investigated. The results show that when the main vibration region of the pipeline system coincides with the installation region of the clamp, the vibration stress can be significantly reduced by installing the clamp in the maximum modal displacement region of the corresponding pipe segment. The related modeling methods and conclusions can provide valuable references for the dynamics design of pipeline system in engineering practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54946,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 105363"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142705002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}