Deterministic assessment of reactor pressure vessel integrity under pressurised thermal shock

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 75, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 1055-1064

  Mukhopadhyay, N K ^a   Pavan Kumar, T V ^a   Chattopadhyay, J ^a   Dutta, B K ^a   Kushwaha, H S ^a   Venkat Raj, V ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Crack; Deterministic integrity assessment; Finite element method; Fracture toughness; Nil ductility transition temperature; Pressurised thermal shock; Reactor pressure vessel; Stress intensity factor

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DUCTILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; THERMAL STRESS;

DETERMINISTIC INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT; PRESSURIZED THERMAL SHOCK; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

CYLINDER;

EID: 0032432599     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(98)00109-4     Document Type: Article

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