1. Analysis of flow-induced vibration of steam generator tubes subjected to cross flow
- Author
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Meiqing Liu, Guogang Shu, Zhao-Xi Wang, Fei Xue, Wensheng Zhao, Lei Lin, and Zhihuai Xiao
- Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Materials science ,Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors ,business.industry ,Mechanical Engineering ,Boiler (power generation) ,Spectral density ,Structural engineering ,Vibration ,Nuclear Energy and Engineering ,Vortex-induced vibration ,Bundle ,Fluid dynamics ,General Materials Science ,Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality ,business ,Waste Management and Disposal ,Mutual influence ,Poincaré map - Abstract
Flow-induced vibration of PWR steam generator tubes is one of the key problems to be considered in nuclear engineering. In this paper, the dynamics of tubes subjected to cross flow is investigated. A fully coupled model for fluid dynamics and structure is used to analyze this fluid–structure problem. The study begins with an analysis of a single tube subjected to cross flow, and the dynamics and flow patterns of the system are investigated. Time trace, power spectral density (PSD), phase-plane plot and Poincare map are used to characterize the motion of the tube. Then, the dynamical behaviours of two tubes with in-line and parallel configuration are studied, and the mutual influence of the two tubes is analyzed. The relationship between pitch-to-diameter ratio and non-dimensional displacement for two contiguous tubes is investigated. Finally, the interactions within a 3 × 3 tube bundle in cross flow, and the vibration responses of the 9 tubes are investigated.
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- 2014