Abstract
Abstract Under pressurized thermal shock (PTS), the structure integrity of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) meets a potential challenge. The vicinity of inlet nozzle is the weak link and hazardous area of the vessel. Once crack initiation occurs here, the stress concentration around the crack tip would lead to plastic deformation, crack propagation, and even the failure of the whole structure. Based on ABAQUS, the beltline region around the inlet nozzle was modeled to calculate the response of the transient temperature field and stress strain field. In order to demonstrate the ultimate bearing capacity of the RPV with the critical crack sizes, the dynamic process of crack propagation was simulated with the XFEM. Through the quantitative analysis of the Mises stress and circumferential stress through the wall thickness, the crack propagation paths in different directions were confirmed. The above analysis and calculation provide an important reference for the safety and reliability assessment of RPV.
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