Investigation of calculation procedure of stress intensity factor for fully circumferential flaw beneath reactor pressure vessel cladding

Autor: Takatoshi HIROTA, Naoki OGAWA, Hiroyuki SAKAMOTO
Jazyk: japonština
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, Vol 86, Iss 882, Pp 19-00308-19-00308 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2187-9761
DOI: 10.1299/transjsme.19-00308
Popis: The Japan Electric Association code, JEAC 4206-2016 specifies a procedure for assessment of a reactor pressure vessel integrity against pressurized thermal shock (PTS) events which postulates a semi-elliptical flaw (10 mm in depth x 60 mm in length) beneath the cladding. JEAC 4206-2016 prescribes a simple method for calculating stress intensity factor of the flaw, taking into account the effect of yielding of cladding which has been originally developed in France. However, since this method is a rather conservative in comparison with that obtained by elastic-plastic finite element analysis, JEAC 4206-2016 also allows to calculate the stress intensity factor by converting the J-integral obtained from elastic-plastic finite element analysis. Since the J-integral is only defined for a linear or nonlinear elastic behavior material, the J-integral cannot be determined for an elastic-plastic behavior material during the unloading phase of PTS events. In addition, the residual stress and plastic strain induced by clad welding and joint welding needs to be considered in calculating the stress intensity factor. In this paper, the calculation procedure for a stress intensity factor of a fully circumferential flaw beneath the cladding during PTS events using finite element analysis is investigated.
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