Study on the Effects of Thermal Shaping for 316L Heat Exchange System of Submersible Vehicle on Fatigue Life

Abstract:

In this paper present the effects of 316L steel in the environment of repeated heat load, and the impact of the thermal load on fatigue life. Using thermal fatigue experiments and ABAQUS software, rain flow counting method is used to simplify the strain cycle spectrum of stress load. The Coffin-Manson nonlinear empirical equation was established based on thermal fatigue experiments, and the fatigue life estimation was completed in accordance with the Miner damage accumulation rule and FE-SAFE fatigue software. The test rods were respectively placed at room temperature and heated at 250°C for water cooling for tensile testing. Fatigue tests were performed with 5 strain parameters (0.8%, 0.7%, 0.6%, 0.5% and 0.4%). ABAQUS and FE-SAFE software used to study 316L testing rod fatigue life verification analysis. A composite heat exchange system model made of 316L was designed for the case study. It is found that the fatigue life after heating is reduced by 35% to 12% from the experimental results and numerical simulation calculation. Therefore, when the 316L steel is subjected to thermal fatigue, the fatigue life will be reduced. The research results can provide a reference for the design of heat exchangers using 316 steel in various fields.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 969)
• Pages: 101-106
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-54CYd6
• Online since: December 2023
• Authors: Ching Yu Hsu*, Chia Chin Chiang, Ya Hui Chen
• Keywords: 316L Steel, Repeated Heat Load, Thermal Fatigue

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