Framatome-ANP experience in numerical simulation of welding

Revue Europeenne des Elements

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 343-375

  Gilles, Philippe ^a   Pont, Denis ^a   Keim, Elisabeth ^b   Devaux, Josette ^c  

^a AREVA NP   (France)

^b FRAMATOME ANP GMBH   (Germany)

^c ESI Software   (France)

Author keywords

Distortions; Numerical simulation; Pressurized water reactor (PWR); Residual stresses; Welding; Welding process

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTORTION (WAVES); NUCLEAR REACTORS; NUMERICAL MODELS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; WELDS;

COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS; DESIGN RULES; HIGH QUALITY; INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS; SYSWELD; WELDING PROCESS;

WELDING;

EID: 33751311723     PISSN: 12506559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/reef.13.343-375     Document Type: Article

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