Experimental evaluation of the effect of local wall thinning on the failure pressure of elbows

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 239, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2737-2746

  Kim, Jin Weon ^a   Lee, Sung Ho ^b   Park, Chi Yong ^b  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; AXIAL CRACKS; BURST TESTS; CIRCUMFERENTIAL ANGLES; CRACK LOCATION; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; FAILURE PRESSURE; INTERNAL PRESSURE; LOCAL WALL THINNING; PIPE BEND; STRAIGHT PIPE; THINNING DEPTH;

CRACKS; LOCATION; PIPE;

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

EID: 70449642219     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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