Vibration investigation of a French PWR power plant piping system caused by cavitating butterfly valves

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 420 II, Issue , 2001, Pages 99-106

  Moussou, P ^a   Cambier, S ^a   Lachene, D ^a   Longarini, S ^a   Paulhiac, L ^a   Villouvier, V ^a  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; CAVITATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HYDRAULICS; PIPING SYSTEMS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

BUTTERFLY VALVES; HYDROACOUSTIC NOISES;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 0348042982     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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