• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.352-356
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• 2017

We performed thermal and structural analyses to evaluate the structural integrity of a semi-metal gasket for a flange with increases in the internal fluid temperature and pressure using a commercial FEA program. As a thermal analysis result, the temperature distribution of the gasket body increased with an increase in the internal fluid temperature until the maximum fluid temperature of $600^{\circ}C$. In addition, the structural analysis showed that contact pressures of more than 35 MPa occurred uniformly in the graphite seal regions. It was found that no fluid leakage occurred under the load conditions for the structural analysis because the contact pressure in the graphite seal region was greater than the maximum internal fluid pressure of 35 MPa. Therefore, we demonstrated the structural integrity of the semi-metal gasket by performing the thermal and structure analyses under the maximum fluid temperature of $600^{\circ}C$ and the internal fluid pressure of 35 MPa.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.191-195
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• 2018

By using an ANSYS product suite (CFX, Ansys Multiphysics), which is a powerful tool for multiphysics analysis of complicated physical phenomena, we performed a structural stress analysis based on fluid flow and heat transfer phenomena within a quick connect/disconnect (QC/DC) bellows system. Considering the extremely low temperatures in the QC/DC environment, an approach to the problem based on complex multi-physics phenomena, where different phenomena interact with each other, is crucial. Therefore, we use a numerical analysis technique where fluid-thermal-structural interactions are combined. In conclusion, when low temperature fluids flow inside bellows, the expected service life is conspicuously reduced due to the thermal stress caused by heat transfer. Therefore, in future research, a structure with considerably reduced thermal stress by robust design optimization will be derived.

• 전산구조공학
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.4-8
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• 2019

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.99-106
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• 2013

Thermal fatigue is a significant long-term degradation mechanism in nuclear power plants. In particular, as operating plants become older and life time extension activities are initiated, operators and regulators need screening criteria to exclude risks of thermal fatigue and methods to determine significant fatigue relevance. In general, the common thermal fatigue issues are well understood and controlled by plant instrumentation at fatigue susceptible locations. However, incidents indicate that certain piping system Tee connections are susceptible to turbulent temperature mixing effects that cannot be adequately monitored by common thermocouple instrumentations. Therefore, in this study thermal fatigue evaluation of piping system Tee-connections is performed using the fluid-structure interaction (FSI) analysis. From the thermal hydraulic analysis, the temperature distributions are determined and their results are applied to the structural model of the piping system to determine the thermal stress. Using the rain-flow method the fatigue analysis is performed to generate fatigue usage factors. The procedure for improved load thermal fatigue assessment using FSI analysis shown in this study will supply valuable information for establishing a methodology on thermal fatigue.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1233-1234
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• 2010

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.3035-3043
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• 2015

본 논문은 국내 승용차에 장착된 삼원촉매담체의 열적 구조 안전성을 평가한 것이다. 삼원촉매담체에 대한 열 유동 경계조건을 D-optimal 실험계획법로 결정한 뒤 이 값을 ANSYS CFX V11에 적용하여 촉매 온도 분포를 구하였다. 이러한 온도 분포를 ANSYS V11로 전달한 뒤 구조적 구속조건을 부여하여 담체의 열응력을 계산하였다. 이러한 열응력을 이용하여 삼원촉매담체의 재료강도분포와 실동하중조건하에서의 응력분포를 이용하여 해당 부품의 안전계수를 구하여 삼원촉매담체의 구조 안전성을 평가하였다. 본 연구에서 고려하는 삼원촉매담체는 구조적 안전계수가 0.275로, 발생 열응력이 설계 강도를 초과하고 있다. 따라서 삼원촉매담체는 설계 내구 수명 120,000km를 만족시키지 못하므로 본 부품에 대한 재설계가 요구된다.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2017년도 제48회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.536-542
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• 2017

연소 중 고온, 고압, 고속의 연소가스가 작용하는 노즐조립체(Nozzle Assembly)는 다양한 부품(노즐목/내열재/구조체)이 접촉(Contact)/접착(Bonding)의 형태로 조립되며, 유동(경계층 유동장)-열(기계/화학적 삭마, 숯 등 열반응, 열전달)-구조(마찰, 접촉, 접착, 동적거동 및 열응력)적 복합하중이 내부에 작용하며 복잡한 거동을 보이기 때문에 정확한 구조적 안전성을 계산하는데 한계가 있다. 본 연구는 연소시험 후 노즐목 깨짐 현상이 발생한 노즐조립체에 대해 연소시간 중 열-구조적 거동 분석을 해석적으로 수행하였다. 연소시간 중 시간별/위치별로 유동해석(Fluid Analysis)에서 계산된 내부압력과, 열반응/열해석(Thermal Surface Reaction&Ablation Analysis)에서 계산된 노즐 표면의 삭마량 및 대류열전달계수가 구조해석의 경계/하중조건으로 부여된 후 열변형 해석이 수행되는 연동해석(Co-simulation)기법을 사용하였다. 특히 구조해석 시 각 부품별 경계면의 접착/접촉/마찰조건을 달리하며 연소시험 시 계측된 변형률값과 비교하여 가장 유사한 연소 중 거동분석 조건을 도출하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권10호
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• pp.3928-3942
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• 2022

Thermal striping is a complex thermal-hydraulic phenomenon caused by fluid temperature fluctuations that can also cause high-cycle thermal fatigue to the structural wall of sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs). Numerical simulations using large-eddy simulation (LES) were performed to predict and evaluate the characteristics of the temperature fluctuations related to thermal striping in the upper internal structure (UIS) of the prototype generation-IV sodium-cooled fast reactor (PGSFR). Specific monitoring points were established for the fluid region near the control rod driving mechanism (CRDM) guide tubes, CRDM guide tube walls, and UIS support plates, and the normalized mean and fluctuating temperatures were investigated at these points. It was found that the location of the maximum amplitude of the temperature fluctuations in the UIS was the lowest end of the inner wall of the CRDM guide tube, and the maximum value of the normalized fluctuating temperatures was 17.2%. The frequency of the maximum temperature fluctuation on the CRDM guide tube walls, which is an important factor in thermal striping, was also analyzed using the fast Fourier transform analysis. These results can be used for the structural integrity evaluation of the UIS in SFR.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제23권6_1호
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• pp.881-888
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• 2020

A butterfly valve is a valve that adjusts flow rate by rotating a disc for about 90° with respect to the axis that is perpendicular to the flow path from the center of its body. This valve can be manufactured for low-temperature, high-temperature and high-pressure conditions because there are few restrictions on the used materials. However, the development of valves that can be used in a 600℃ environment is subject to many constraints. In this study, the butterfly valve's stability was evaluated by a fluid-structured interaction analysis, thermal-structure interaction analysis, and seismic analysis for the development of valves that can be used in high-temperature environments. When the reverse-pressure was applied to the valve in the structural analysis, the stress was low in the body and seat compared to the normal pressure. Compared with the allowable strength of the material for the parts of the valve system, the minimum safety factor was approximately 1.4, so the valve was stable. As a result of applying the design pressures of 0.5 MPa and 600℃ under the load conditions in the thermal-structural analysis, the safety factor in the valve body was about 3.4 when the normal pressure was applied and about 2.7 when the reverse pressure was applied. The stability of the fluid-structure interaction analysis was determined to be stable compared to the 600℃ yield strength of the material, and about 2.2 for the 40° open-angle disc for the valve body. In seismic analysis, the maximum value of the valve's stress value was about 9% to 11% when the seismic load was applied compared to the general structural analysis. Based on the results of this study, the structural stability and design feasibility of high-temperature valves that can be used in cogeneration plants and other power plants are presented.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.371-384
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• 2023

Precast roofing systems employing prestressed elements often serve as smart structural solutions for the construction of industrial buildings. The precast concrete elements usually employed are highly engineered, and often consist in thin-walled members, characterised by a complex behaviour in fire. The present study was carried out after a fire event damaged a precast industrial building made with prestressed beam and roof elements, and non-prestressed curved barrel vault elements interposed in between the spaced roof elements. As a consequence of the exposure to the fire, the main elements were found standing, although some locally damaged and distorted, and the local collapse of few curved barrel vault elements was observed in one edge row only. In order to understand and interpret the observed structural performance of the roof system under fire, a full fire safety engineering process was carried out according to the following steps: (a) realistic temperature-time curves acting on the structural elements were simulated through computational fluid dynamics, (b) temperature distribution within the concrete elements was obtained with non-linear thermal analysis in variable regime, (c) strength and deformation of the concrete elements were checked with non-linear thermal-mechanical analysis. The analysis of the results allowed to identify the causes of the local collapses occurred, attributable to the distortion caused by temperature to the elements causing loss of support in early fire stage rather than to the material strength reduction due to the progressive exposure of the elements to fire. Finally, practical hints are provided to avoid such a phenomenon to occur when designing similar structures.