Penn #tate - Erie, The $ehren %olle&e Final Pro!ect' A#ME %oe an FEA Anal(sis %oncepts' Transient Thermal Analysis Thermal-Stress Analysis Nonlinear material behavior Linearized Stress Results Exposure to ASME Code checs The !i"ures above !rom http#$$%%%&nrc&"ov$reactors$operatin"$ops-experience$vessel-head-de"radation$ima"es&html sho% a typical nuclear reactor& The control rods are raised and lo%ered throu"h a nozzle-shaped port on the reactor head& Althou"h there are many o! these nozzles on the reactor head' it is common to analyze one o! them in a t%o-dimensional' axisymmetric analysis& Stresses need to be evaluated throu"h speci!ic locations in the nozzle %all usin" a linearized-stress method& Background: Davis Besse is a reactor in northern Ohio on the southwest shore of Lake Erie. A corrosion problem was detected in 22 at the no!!le"reactor head fillet. #his fillet location is also a location of high stress and a weakening of the head in this location might have leaked$flooded the containment building with coolant from the reactor. %epairs re&uired two 'ears. A typical nozzle-reactor head (oint is the !ocus o! this analysis pro(ect& )e can develop a *+ model o! the re"ion o! interest& ,ou may clic here to access the -araSolid .ile /0se a Ri"ht-clic on this lin' then 1Save Tar"et As&&&1' then 1Save as type# All .iles1' and use a !ile name lie# 1!ea*2p%r23eom*+&x2t1 4 +imensions# A5 6 5&7 o Nozzle 8utside Radius' 9: 6 * in& Nozzle )all Thicness' 9; 6 <&=*7 in& 9ead >nside Radius' R7 6 55&7? in& 9ead 8utside Radius' R= 6 ;?&7? in& Nozzle Len"th' @A< 6 A* in& )eld +imensions# )idth o! )eld Notch' 9A? 6 <&:5 in& @B 6 A in& @AA 6 <&:5 in @A* 6 <&*?7 in @A: 6 <&B: in& Edit the 3eometry %ith +esi"nModeler and 1.orm Ne% -art1 !rom the T)8 bodies representin" the nozzle and the %eld& The spherical closure head material is SA-7<;' 3rade ? and the nozzle and %eld are SA-;A? Type ?<: The ASME Code CSection >>' -art +D "ive material properties vs& temperature Cdensity is constant !or both materialsD& .or thermal-stress analysis' the Re!erence Temperature is A*< .& )oa Data' (Note: we are converting the blow-off force to a pressure input) Time >nside Convection TEM- >nside -ressure Elo%-o!! .orce Elo%-o!! -ressure CsecD C.D CpsiD Clb!D CpsiD A A*< ?BA *?** -?7<&7 A<7A* A*< ?BA *?** -?7<&7 *:==< ?A7 ?BA *?** -?7<&7 *5A<; 75* 7** ?A<< -:=5&B ?:?;< 75* *75* A7*55 -*?<7&? :A5?< 75* *75* A7*55 -*?<7&? :**?< ?7? A:;; ;;?; -A???&5 =<<<< ?7? A:;; ;;?; -A???&5 5<:<< A*< ?BA *?** -?7<&7 .or the thermal transient analysis' all inside sur!aces Csho%n %ith the *75? pressure load' aboveD are exposed to a convection load& The !ilm coe!!icient is constant' 9 6 7<< ET0$Chr-!t * - o .D' and the .luid Temperature is "iven in the load table& .or E8T9 the thermal transient analysis and the static structural analysis' the >nitial Temperature is A*< .& Transient Ther*al )oa #TEP Data for Ti*e Inte&ration an +utput %ontrols' Since ANS,S 8NL, reads in temperature data !or each L8A+ STE- Cit does N8T interpolate temperature data !rom the thermal analysis !or intermediate S0ESTE-SD' %e %ill set up ?* load steps to attempt to capture critical time points durin" the static structural analysis& Each load step %ill reFuire only one substep since %e are usin" linear material properties !or this simulation& #tatic #tructural )oa #TEP Data an +utput %ontrols' ,-+TE' .e ti*es/loas are interpolate fro* the &iven loa histor(0 This ata is provie in a a ta1-eli*ite te2t file' fea23p4r- static3struct3loa3steps.t2t 8nce the load steps have been set up' mae sure the 1>mported Eody Temperature1 table sho%s the correct 1Source Time1 !or each static structural analysis load step& >t should loo lie this# The ASME Code "ives desi"n stress intensity in!ormation !or the material used !or this analysis# The simulation speci!ication !or this analysis reFuires the boundary bet%een the nozzle and head be connected !or the transient thermal analysis' but !or the thermal stress model' this boundary condition is to be detached& >n ANS,S Mechanical' %e are not permitted to chan"e contact behavior bet%een lined analyses& So' a command ob(ect can be placed $EF+.E Solution to 1ill1 a speci!ic pair o! bonded contacts& N8TE# this operation assumes the contact$tar"et pairs bet%een the nozzle and head are identi!ied as element types : and 7& C8N.>RM that this %ors !or your model& ESEL,S,TYPE,,4,5 ! Select the contact-target elem btw. nozzle and head EKILL,ALL ! Kll tho!e element! "!tr#ct#ral anal$!!, onl$% ESEL,ALL ! Select all element! First .un ,one in 56-70' Run a static structural analysis to validate the model& 0se 0ni!orm Temperature o! A*< .' Re!erence Temperature o! A*<.' and the hi"hest internal pressure load *75* psi and hi"hest blo%-o!! load o! A7*55 lb!& 0se a small de!lection' linear analysis !or validation to hand calcs& %onfir* the model %ith hand calcs be!ore you %aste time solvin" the lon" transient simulation on an incorrect model& A an evaluation o! linearized stress intensity throu"h the nozzle %all at the top o! the %eld# To evaluate the linearized stress intensity# At the top o! the GModel Tree'H Add GConstruction 3eometryH and insert a G-athH +e!ine the start and end o! the path Cseems best to use x' y coordinates to position the path throu"h the %all at the elevation o! the top o! the %eld& 0nder GSolution'H insert a GLinearized StressH >ntensity ob(ect' chan"e the scope to re!erence the path you created and set the *+ Eehavior as GAxisymmetric' strai"htH .or the thermal-tress analysis' %e %ould also set the appropriate value o! GTimeH to represent the condition %hen the hi"hest value o! stress intensity is observed& .un the thermal transient I static structural Cthermal stressD analyses& Start %ith the 9)-= -ro(ect Schematic& Create a Gthermal transientH ob(ect lined to the 9)-= 3eometry& Then' create a Gstatic structuralH ob(ect lined to the thermal transient GResultsH& Save As J& C0se a ne% name !or the !inal pro(ectD& Create the same mesh !or the ne% models that %as used in 9)-=& Evaluate the stress intensity throu"h the nozzle %all at the top o! the %eld usin" linearized stress calculations& Evaluate the results %ith respect to the ASME code& Turn in an en&ineerin& anal(sis report' CA<KD Cover pa"e %ith executive summary Canalysis ob(ective and summary o! !indin"sD CA<KD >ntroduction .EA model assumptions and decisions Linear vs& nonlinear Cmaterial behavior' large deflections( changing contactD modelin" approach# *+ or ?+' element choices' assembly connections detailed procedure steps CA<KD Eac"round# Address history o! ASME code %ith respect to# pro!essional and ethical responsibilities' en"ineerin" technolo"y solutions in a societal and "lobal context' re!erence to appropriate technical literature o! our discipline C:<KD Results presented' includin" !irst run# model' mesh' loads and constraints' and linearized stress intensity "raph and tableL thermal transient# constraints and load histories' temperature histories Cmax and min temperatures vs& timeDL static structural# constraints and load histories' stress intensity history' linearized stress intensity "raph and table at the appropriate ti*e durin" the transient C*<KD Conclusions' evaluation %ith respect to appropriate sections o! ASME code Cincl& re!erencesD report# values !or Sm CSm depends on the material and temperatureD' per ASME Code Section >>>' NE ?**A evaluate - membrane /!rom !irst static analysis4' per ASME Code Section >>>' NE ?**A evaluate - membrane M bendin" /!rom !irst static analysis4' avera"e section CpathD temperature at times o! hi"hest total stress intensity' per ASME Code Section >>>' NE ?*** $ NE-?**? evaluate C- M ND total RAN3E O hi"hest total stress times& /Assume minimum S>NT 6 <& So' Ran"e o! S>NT 6 maximum Total S>NT4 CA<KD Appendices !or "iven data summary Cmaterial data' "eometry' loadin"' loat steps' etc&D' hand calcs o! validation model Cappropriate normal stress plots' mesh error' comparison to hand calcsD' hand calcs to support inte"ration time step !or thermal transient analysis Ccompare to "iven >TSD' etc&