Approximation method for the calculation of stress intensity factors for the semi-elliptical surface flaws on thin-walled cylinder
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Abstract
A simple approximation method for the stress intensity factor at the tip of the axial semi-elliptical cracks on the cylindrical vessel is developed. The approximation methods, incorporated in VINTIN (Vessel INTegrity analysis-INner flaws), utilizes the influence coefficients to calculate the stress intensity factor at the crack tip. This method has been compared with other solution methods including 3-D finite element analysis for internal pressure, cooldown, and pressurized thermal shock loading conditions. For these, 3-D finite-element analyses are performed to obtain the stress intensity factors for various surface cracks witht/R=0.1. The approximation solutions are within ±2.5% of the those of finite element analysis using symmetric model of one-forth of a vessel under pressure loading, and 1–3% higher under pressurized thermal shock condition. The analysis results confirm that the approximation method provides sufficiently accurate stress intensity factor values for the axial semi-elliptical flaws on the surface of the reactor pressure vessel.
Key Words
Stress Intensity Factor Thin-Walled Cylinder Influence Coefficient Semi-elliptical Flaws Finite Element AnalysisPreview
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