Sloshing Loads on the Head of an Annular Cylindrical Reactor Vessel. (1st February 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mir, Faizan Ul Haq; Nguyen, Nam; Song, Brian; Kosbab, Benjamin; Whittaker, Andrew S.
• Is Part Of: Nuclear technology. Volume 209:Number 2(2023)
• Page Start: 244
• Page End: 253
• Publication Date: 2023-02-01
• Subjects: Sloshing -- earthquake -- annular tanks -- reactor vessels; Nuclear engineering -- Periodicals; Nuclear engineering; Nuclear Physics; Periodicals; Periodicals; 621.48
• DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2022.2118484
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1943-7471

Abstract

Abstract: The head of a cylindrical reactor vessel must be designed for earthquake-induced sloshing force if there is insufficient freeboard. Herein, a design-oriented calculation method is developed for base-and head-supported annular tanks, where the annulus separates the reactor vessel and its core barrel. Charts are provided to enable preliminary design calculations. Examples are presented to describe the calculations.