Stress intensity factors for underclad and through clad defects in a reactor pressure vessel submitted to a pressurised thermal shock

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 746-760

  Marie, S ^a   Menager Y ^a   Chapuliot, S ^a  

^a Laboratoire d'Etudes des Transferts et de Mécanique des Fluides   (France)

Author keywords

Cladding; Internal pressure; PTS; RPV; Stress intensity factor KI; Thermal shock; Thermal stresses; Vessel

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); DEFECTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PRESSURE; STAINLESS STEEL; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; THERMAL STRESS;

CLADDING; INTERNAL PRESSURE; PRESSURISED THERMAL SHOCK; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

PRESSURE VESSEL; STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR;

EID: 23844558166     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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