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Effect of rotational stiffness evolution at crack part on critical crack size in SFR

Wakai, Takashi ; Machida, Hideo*; Yoshida, Shinji*

This paper describes the efficiency of the deployment of rotational stiffness evolution model in the critical crack size evaluation for Leak Before Break (LBB) assessment of Sodium cooled Fast Reactor (SFR) pipes. The authors have developed a critical crack size evaluation method for the thin-walled large diameter pipe made of modified 9Cr-1Mo steel. In this method, since the SFR pipe is mainly subjected to displacement controlled load caused by thermal expansion, the stress at the crack part is estimated taking stiffness evolution due to crack into account. The stiffness evolution is evaluated by using the rotational spring model. In this study, critical crack sizes for several pipes having some elbows were evaluated and discuss about the effect of the deployment of the stiffness evolution model at the crack part on critical crack size. As a result, the critical crack size increases by employing the model and LBB range may be expected to be enlarged.

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