Research on Fluid-Structure Interaction Dynamic Characteristics of Steam Generator Heat Exchanger Tubes

Abstract:

For heat exchanger tube of steam generator, the relation between heat exchanger tube and fluid is typical fluid-structure interaction problem. Flow induced vibration has been found so far to be responsible for fatigue damage and failure of steam generator tubes, which will result in large economic loss and radioactive pollution. So the steam generator tubes are the weakest link in the primary coolant loop. Based on the synthesis of all sorts of factors influencing the dynamic characteristics of steam generator heat transfer tubes, establishing the heat transfer tube model, research on the weakening effect of fluid hole on fluid, the natural frequencies of the heat transfer tubes are analyzed under different fluid holes and fluid hole distance by numerical simulation.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 482-484)
• Pages: 183-187
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.482-484.183
• Online since: February 2012
• Authors: Li Na Zhang, Hui Zhao, Min Shan Liu
• Keywords: Dynamic Characteristic, Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI), Steam Generator (SG), U-Tube

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