Flow-Induced Vibration: Guidelines for Design, Diagnosis, and Troubleshooting of Common Power Plant Components

1985 ◽  
Vol 107 (4) ◽  
pp. 326-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. K. Au-Yang
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Cylindrical Shells ◽  
Leakage Flow ◽  
Flat Plates ◽  
Flow Induced Vibration ◽  
Flowing Fluid ◽  
Vibration Problems ◽  
Tube Banks ◽  
Plant Components

The different techniques of assessing the flow-induced vibration problems of common power plant components are reviewed. The components are divided into categories of single cylinders, flat plates, pipes containing flowing fluid, cylindrical shells, and tube banks. The mechanisms considered include turbulent buffeting, instability, vortex shedding, acoustics, and leakage flow-induced vibration. Emphasis is placed on applications to industrial problems.

Annular Axial Flow-Induced Vibration of Cylindrical Shells by Flu¨gge’s Shell Theory

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuhisa Fujita ◽  
Makoto Katou
Keyword(s):  
Shell Theory ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Cylindrical Shells ◽  
Axial Flow ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Complex Eigenvalue ◽  
Flow Induced Vibration ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Flowing Fluid ◽  
Narrow Passage

The unstable phenomena of thin cylindrical shells subjected to annular axial flow are investigated. In this paper, the analytical model is composed of an elastic axisymmetric shell and a rigid one which are arranged co-axially. Considering the fluid structure interaction between shells and fluid flowing through an annular narrow passage, the coupled equation of motion is derived using Flu¨gge’s shell theory and Navier-Stokes equations. The unstable phenomena of thin cylindrical shells are clarified by using the root locus based on the complex eigenvalue analysis. The numerical parameter studies on the shells with a freely supported end and a rigid one, and with both simply supported ends, are performed taking the dimensins of shells, the characteristics of flowing fluid so on as parameters. The influence of these parameters on the threshold of instability of the coupled vibration between thin cylindrical shells and annular axial flowing fluid are investigated and discussed.

Flow-Induced Vibration of Anisotropic Cylindrical Shells

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. Toorani ◽  
A. A. Lakis
Keyword(s):  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Cylindrical Shells ◽  
Fluid Pressure ◽  
Coupled System ◽  
Flow Induced Vibration ◽  
Critical Flow Velocity ◽  
Flowing Fluid ◽  
Coupled Equations ◽  
Stiffness Matrices ◽  
Analytical Integration

This paper deals with the vibration analysis of anisotropic laminated cylindrical shells conveying fluid. We focus on the axi-symmetric (n=0) and lateral (beam-like, n=1) vibration modes of the anisotropic cylindrical shells. Particularly important in this study is to obtain the natural frequencies of the fluid-structure coupled system and also to estimate the critical flow velocity at which the structure loses its stability. The coupled equations between the shell and the fluid are derived from a refined shell theory by taking into account the shear deformation effects. The displacement functions are obtained from the exact solution of refined shell equations and therefore the mass and stiffness matrices of the shell are determined by precise analytical integration. The added mass, stiffness and damping matrices of the fluid are obtained by an analytical integration of the fluid pressure over the liquid element. Thereafter, these matrices are coupled with the dynamic equation of the empty shell. The natural frequencies obtained with the shell partially or completely filled with liquid are in good agreement with those obtained experimentally and from other theories. The stability of the shell subjected to a flowing fluid is also studied. The shell’s anisotropy is discussed.

Human reliability in non-destructive inspections of nuclear power plant components: modeling and analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2B) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanderley Vasconcelos ◽  
Wellington Antonio Soares ◽  
Raissa Oliveira Marques ◽  
Silvério Ferreira Silva Jr ◽  
Amanda Laureano Raso
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Human Reliability ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Plant Components

Non-destructive inspection (NDI) is one of the key elements in ensuring quality of engineering systems and their safe use. This inspection is a very complex task, during which the inspectors have to rely on their sensory, perceptual, cognitive, and motor skills. It requires high vigilance once it is often carried out on large components, over a long period of time, and in hostile environments and restriction of workplace. A successful NDI requires careful planning, choice of appropriate NDI methods and inspection procedures, as well as qualified and trained inspection personnel. A failure of NDI to detect critical defects in safety-related components of nuclear power plants, for instance, may lead to catastrophic consequences for workers, public and environment. Therefore, ensuring that NDI is reliable and capable of detecting all critical defects is of utmost importance. Despite increased use of automation in NDI, human inspectors, and thus human factors, still play an important role in NDI reliability. Human reliability is the probability of humans conducting specific tasks with satisfactory performance. Many techniques are suitable for modeling and analyzing human reliability in NDI of nuclear power plant components, such as FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis) and THERP (Technique for Human Error Rate Prediction). An example by using qualitative and quantitative assessesments with these two techniques to improve typical NDI of pipe segments of a core cooling system of a nuclear power plant, through acting on human factors issues, is presented.

Relation between Acoustic Resonance and Vortex Shedding from Tube Banks

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (0) ◽  
pp. 606
Author(s):  
Yuudai YAMAGUCHI ◽  
Hayato KOCHYO ◽  
Hiromitsu HAMAKAWA ◽  
Eiichi NISHIDA ◽  
Eru KURIHARA
Keyword(s):  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Acoustic Resonance ◽  
Tube Banks
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