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Fluid effect on the modal characteristics of a square tank

  • Jhung, Myung Jo (Department of Nuclear Safety Research, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety) ;
  • Kang, Sung-Sik (Department of Nuclear Safety Research, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety)
  • Received : 2018.12.06
  • Accepted : 2019.01.21
  • Published : 2019.05.25
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Abstract

Tanks are used extensively in many engineering areas for spent fuel pool structures at nuclear power plants or for water storage tanks in bulk carriers. To ensure the structural integrity of such tanks when under dynamic loads, modal characteristics such as natural frequencies, participation factors and mode shapes should be known. Investigated in this study are the modal characteristics of a square tank by the finite element method. This approach can be used with subsequent dynamic analyses such as a response spectrum analysis or a harmonic analysis. Finite element models are prepared to determine the natural frequencies and mode shapes, which are easy to find the modal characteristics of a fluid-filled square tank. The effects of the fluid contained in the tank and the boundary conditions at top and bottom ends on the modal characteristics are assessed by several finite element analyses.

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