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Third-Generation Test Facility for Strain-Controlled EAF

Tommi Seppänen, Esko Arilahti, Jouni Alhainen, Juho Juvalainen, Pekka Moilanen, Jussi Solin
Proc. ASME. PVP2024, Volume 1: Codes & Standards; Computer Technology & Bolted Joints, V001T01A050, July 28–August 2, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2024-122459
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2024-122459
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Topics: ASTM International, Bellows (Equipment), Boundary-value problems, Electric arc furnaces, Engineering prototypes, Fatigue, Fatigue testing, Nuclear reactor coolants, Pressurized water reactors, Stress
Proceedings Papers

Thermal Modeling of Hanford Cesium and Strontium Canisters During Simulated Loading

Dina E. Carpenter-Graffy, Sarah R. Suffield, Nicholas A. Klymyshyn
Proc. ASME. PVP2024, Volume 5: Operations, Applications, & Components; Seismic Engineering; ASME Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnosis and Prognosis (NDPD) Division, V005T07A022, July 28–August 2, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2024-125133
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2024-125133
View Paper titled, Thermal Modeling of Hanford Cesium and Strontium Canisters During Simulated Loading
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Topics: Cesium, Modeling, Spent nuclear fuels, Strontium, Computational fluid dynamics, Storage, Heat, Manufacturing, Temperature, Testing
Proceedings Papers

Thermomechanical Fatigue Initiation in Nuclear Grades of Austenitic Stainless Steel Using Plant Realistic Loading

Glenn Trownson, Peter Gill, William Brayshaw, James Watson, Jonathan Mann
Proc. ASME. PVP2022, Volume 4A: Materials and Fabrication, V04AT06A023, July 17–22, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2022-84760
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2022-84760
View Paper titled, Thermomechanical Fatigue Initiation in Nuclear Grades of Austenitic Stainless Steel Using Plant Realistic Loading
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Topics: ASME Standards, Calibration, Cracking (Materials), Cycles, Eddies (Fluid dynamics), Eddy currents (Electricity), Electrical discharge machining, Fatigue, Fatigue cracks, Fatigue life
Proceedings Papers

Development of Mini-Compact Tension Specimen Fabrication and Test Methods in Hot Cell for Post-Irradiation Examination of Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels

Frideriki Naziris, Casper Versteylen, Frederick Frith, Marcel Bregman, Murthy Kolluri
Proc. ASME. PVP2021, Volume 4: Materials and Fabrication, V004T06A064, July 13–15, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2021-61027
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2021-61027
View Paper titled, Development of Mini-Compact Tension Specimen Fabrication and Test Methods in Hot Cell for Post-Irradiation Examination of Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels
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Topics: Irradiation (Radiation exposure), Manufacturing, Reactor vessels, Steel, Tension, Testing, Geometry, Stress, ASTM International, Pressurized water reactors
Proceedings Papers

Investigation on Leak Rates in Thin-Walled Structures

Fabian E. Silber, Ludwig Stumpfrock, Stefan Weihe
Proc. ASME. PVP2021, Volume 3: Fluid Structure Interaction; High Pressure Technology, V003T04A019, July 13–15, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2021-61955
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2021-61955
View Paper titled, Investigation on Leak Rates in Thin-Walled Structures
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Topics: Leakage, Thin wall structures, Water, Condensers (steam plant), Databases, Flow (Dynamics), Fluids, Pressure, Temperature, Test facilities
Proceedings Papers

Alloy Selection and C-276 Code Design Value Extension for Advanced Molten Salt Technology Test Facilities Experimentation

Weiju Ren, Kevin Robb
Proc. ASME. PVP2020, Volume 6: Materials and Fabrication, V006T06A070, August 3, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2020-21029
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2020-21029
View Paper titled, Alloy Selection and C-276 Code Design Value Extension for Advanced Molten Salt Technology Test Facilities Experimentation
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Topics: Alloys, Design, Stress, Test facilities
Proceedings Papers

Outcomes of Three Large Scale Fire Reference Tests Conducted in BAM Fire Test Facility

Martin Feldkamp, Thomas Quercetti, Frank Wille
Proc. ASME. PVP2020, Volume 8: Operations, Applications, and Components, V008T08A038, August 3, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2020-21245
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2020-21245
View Paper titled, Outcomes of Three Large Scale Fire Reference Tests Conducted in BAM Fire Test Facility
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Topics: Fire, Fire testing, Performance, Temperature, Heat, Accidents, Flux (Metallurgy), Flames, Radioactive substances, Steel sheet
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Safe and Reliable Temperature and Pressure Measurement for High Pressure Applications

Tony Maupin, Jennifer Breunig
Proc. ASME. PVP2019, Volume 5: High-Pressure Technology; Rudy Scavuzzo Student Paper Symposium and 27th Annual Student Paper Competition; ASME Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnosis and Prognosis Division (NDPD), V005T05A012, July 14–19, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2019-93850
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2019-93850
View Paper titled, Safe and Reliable Temperature and Pressure Measurement for High Pressure Applications
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Topics: High pressure (Physics), Pressure measurement, Temperature, Brazing, Cables, Instrumentation, Minerals, Pressure instruments, Pressure sensors, Sputtering (Irradiation)
Proceedings Papers

A Case Study: Balanced Globe Valves Failure, Root Cause, and Recovery

Ronald Farrell, Matthew Laney, Preston Vock, Andrew Garcia
Proc. ASME. PVP2018, Volume 7: Operations, Applications, and Components, V007T07A024, July 15–20, 2018
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2018-84757
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2018-84757
View Paper titled, A Case Study: Balanced Globe Valves Failure, Root Cause, and Recovery
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Topics: Failure, Valves, Disks, Clearances (Engineering), Signals, Testing, Computational fluid dynamics, Control rooms, Design, Diluents
Proceedings Papers

A Thermomechanical PWR Test Facility to Investigate Thermal Shock Loading on a Small Scale Tubular Specimen

Peter Gill, Norman Platts, Chris Currie, Eleanor Grieveson
Proc. ASME. PVP2018, Volume 1A: Codes and Standards, V01AT01A027, July 15–20, 2018
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2018-84923
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2018-84923
View Paper titled, A Thermomechanical PWR Test Facility to Investigate Thermal Shock Loading on a Small Scale Tubular Specimen
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Topics: Pressurized water reactors, Test facilities, Thermal shock, Thermomechanics, Geometry, Stress analysis (Engineering), Finite element analysis, Flow (Dynamics), Heat transfer coefficients, Temperature
Proceedings Papers

Ensuring Data Quality for Environmental Fatigue: INCEFA-PLUS Testing Procedure and Data Evaluation

Marc Vankeerberghen, Matthias Bruchhausen, Román Cicero, Luc Doremus, Jean-Christophe Le-Roux, Norman Platts, Philippe Spätig, Marius Twite, Kevin Mottershead
Proc. ASME. PVP2018, Volume 1A: Codes and Standards, V01AT01A014, July 15–20, 2018
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2018-84081
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2018-84081
View Paper titled, Ensuring Data Quality for Environmental Fatigue: INCEFA-PLUS Testing Procedure and Data Evaluation
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Topics: Fatigue, Testing, Fatigue testing, Light water reactors, Nuclear power stations, Databases, Fatigue life, Finishes, Nuclear industry, Safety
Proceedings Papers

ATLAS PLUS: Design of Large Scale Fracture Mechanics Tests on a Ferritic Pipe

Tomas Nicak, Tobias Bolinder, Elisabeth Keim, Alexander Eriksson, Patrick Le Delliou, Anna Dahl, Kim Wallin
Proc. ASME. PVP2018, Volume 6A: Materials and Fabrication, V06AT06A075, July 15–20, 2018
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2018-84628
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2018-84628
View Paper titled, ATLAS PLUS: Design of Large Scale Fracture Mechanics Tests on a Ferritic Pipe
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Topics: Design, Fracture mechanics, Pipes, Fracture (Materials), Displacement, Fracture toughness, Materials properties, Optimization, Shapes, Surface cracks
Proceedings Papers

An Investigation Into the Lifetimes of Solid and Hollow Fatigue Endurance Specimens Using Cyclic Hardening Material Models in Finite Element Analysis

Peter Gill, Peter James, Chris Currie, Colin Madew, Andrew Morley
Proc. ASME. PVP2017, Volume 1A: Codes and Standards, V01AT01A028, July 16–20, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2017-65975
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2017-65975
View Paper titled, An Investigation Into the Lifetimes of Solid and Hollow Fatigue Endurance Specimens Using Cyclic Hardening Material Models in Finite Element Analysis
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Topics: Fatigue, Finite element analysis, Hardening, Testing, Fatigue life, Light water reactors, Cycles, Geometry, Inspection, Membranes
Proceedings Papers

Behavior of Wood Filled Impact Limiters During the IAEA Thermal Test

Martin Feldkamp, Marina Erenberg, Marko Nehrig, Claus Bletzer, André Musolff, Thorsten Schönfelder, Frank Wille
Proc. ASME. PVP2017, Volume 7: Operations, Applications and Components, V007T07A038, July 16–20, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2017-65721
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2017-65721
View Paper titled, Behavior of Wood Filled Impact Limiters During the IAEA Thermal Test
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Topics: Wood products, Damage, Safety, Combustion, Cushioning materials, Containment, Fire, Fire testing, Mechanical testing, Radioactive substances
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Investigation of Leakage Rates in Pressure Retaining Piping

Fabian E. Silber, Xaver Schuler, Stefan Weihe, Eckart Laurien, Rudi Kulenovic, Stefan Schmid, Klaus Heckmann, Jürgen Sievers
Proc. ASME. PVP2017, Volume 4: Fluid-Structure Interaction, V004T04A003, July 16–20, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2017-65360
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2017-65360
View Paper titled, Investigation of Leakage Rates in Pressure Retaining Piping
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Topics: Leakage, Pipes, Pressure, Fracture (Materials), Nuclear power stations, Test facilities, Education, Fatigue, Fluid structure interaction, Leak-before-break
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Expansion of Multi-Purpose Steam Facility and Application to Acoustic Resonance in a Closed Side Branch Investigating Effects of Static Pressure Under Wet Steam Flow

Yuta Uchiyama, Ryo Morita
Proc. ASME. PVP2017, Volume 4: Fluid-Structure Interaction, V004T04A028, July 16–20, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2017-65189
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2017-65189
View Paper titled, Expansion of Multi-Purpose Steam Facility and Application to Acoustic Resonance in a Closed Side Branch Investigating Effects of Static Pressure Under Wet Steam Flow
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Topics: Acoustics, Flow (Dynamics), Pressure, Resonance, Steam, Pipes, Test facilities, Damping, Power stations, Engineering systems and industry applications
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Effect of Variable Temperature on the Fatigue Life and Crack Growth Rates of Austenitic Stainless Steels in PWR Coolant Environments

N. Platts, P. Gill, S. Cruchley, E. Grieveson, M. Twite
Proc. ASME. PVP2017, Volume 1A: Codes and Standards, V01AT01A029, July 16–20, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2017-66029
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2017-66029
View Paper titled, Effect of Variable Temperature on the Fatigue Life and Crack Growth Rates of Austenitic Stainless Steels in PWR Coolant Environments
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Topics: Coolants, Fatigue life, Fracture (Materials), Pressurized water reactors, Stainless steel, Temperature, Fatigue, Transients (Dynamics), Fatigue cracks, Stress
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Thermo-Mechanical Loading of Full-Scale Welded Piping Components in High Temperature Water Environment

Matthias C. Kammerer, Xaver Schuler, Stefan Weihe, Michael Seidenfuß, Mi Zhou, Eckart Laurien, Rudi Kulenovic
Proc. ASME. PVP2017, Volume 4: Fluid-Structure Interaction, V004T04A007, July 16–20, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2017-65606
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2017-65606
View Paper titled, Thermo-Mechanical Loading of Full-Scale Welded Piping Components in High Temperature Water Environment
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Topics: High temperature, Pipes, Thermomechanics, Water, Fatigue life, Fatigue, Fatigue testing, Steel, Temperature, Testing
Proceedings Papers

Study on the Stream-Wise Fluidelastic Instability of Rotated Square Arrays of Circular Cylinders Subjected on Cross-Flow

Tomomichi Nakamura, Tomoki Tsujita
Proc. ASME. PVP2017, Volume 4: Fluid-Structure Interaction, V004T04A025, July 16–20, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2017-65162
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2017-65162
View Paper titled, Study on the Stream-Wise Fluidelastic Instability of Rotated Square Arrays of Circular Cylinders Subjected on Cross-Flow
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Topics: Boilers, Circular cylinders, Cross-flow, Cylinders, Flow (Dynamics), Nuclear power stations, Test facilities, Vibration, Wind tunnels
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Trial Model Tests With Simulation Material to Obtain Failure Modes of Pipes Under Excessive Seismic Loads

Izumi Nakamura, Naoto Kasahara
Proc. ASME. PVP2016, Volume 8: Seismic Engineering, V008T08A019, July 17–21, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2016-63422
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2016-63422
View Paper titled, Trial Model Tests With Simulation Material to Obtain Failure Modes of Pipes Under Excessive Seismic Loads
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Topics: Failure mechanisms, Pipes, Simulation, Stress, Steel, Collapse, Failure, Piping systems, Buckling, Deformation