Modelling of Aquitaine II pipe whipping test with the EUROPLEXUS fast dynamics code

Serguei Potapov; Pascal Galon

doi:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.05.012

Modelling of Aquitaine II pipe whipping test with the EUROPLEXUS fast dynamics code

Serguei Potapov, Pascal Galon

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This paper presents a numerical simulation with the EUROPLEXUS fast dynamics software of a pipe whipping phenomenon occurring in the thermal hydraulic conditions of a loss of coolant accident in a PWR primary circuit. Different physical phenomena take place simultaneously during the rupture and the whipping of the pipe such as plasticity, contact, large displacements, two-phase flow regime and fluid structure interaction. Two kinds of numerical models - a simplified pipeline model and a mixed 1D/3D model - are considered and compared throughout modelling and computation. Numerical results are compared with experimental data belonging to the Aquitaine II test campaign.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2045-2054
Number of pages	10
Journal	Nuclear Engineering and Design
Volume	235
Issue number	17-19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.05.012
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2005
Externally published	Yes
Event	17th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Nuclear Engineering - Duration: 20 Aug 2003 → 23 Aug 2003

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Modelling of Aquitaine II pipe whipping test with the EUROPLEXUS fast dynamics code

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