Published 1985 | Version v1
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Analysis of nuclear reactor pressure vessel flanges

  • 1. Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares, Sao Paulo (Brazil)

Description

This work proposes a methodology for the structural analysis of high diameter nuclear reactor pressure vessel flanges. In the analysis the vessel is divided into shell-of-revolution elements, the flanges are represented by rigid rings, and the bolts are treated as beams. The flexibility method is used for solving the problem, and the results are compared with results obtained by the finite element method. (Author)

Abstract (Portuguese)

Neste trabalho e proposta uma metodologia para a analise estrutural de flanges de grande diametro utilizados em vasos de pressao de reatores nucleares. Nesta analise o vaso e dividido em elementos de casca de revolucao, os flanges sao representados por aneis rigidos e os parafusos sao tratados como vigas. Utiliza-se o metodo dos esforcos para a solucao do problema, sendo que os resultados calculados sao comparados com resultados obtidos pelo metodo dos elementos finitos. (Autor)

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Additional titles

Original title (Portuguese)
Analise de flanges de vasos de pressao nucleares

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
4 p.
Report number
INIS-BR--615

Conference

Title
8. Brazilian Congress of Mechanical Engineering.
Dates
Dec 1985.
Place
Sao Jose dos Campos, SP (Brazil).