Sloshing response of a reactor tank with internals
Abstract
The sloshing response of a large reactor tank with in tank components is presented. It is indicated that the presence of the internal components can significantly change the dynamic characteristics of the sloshing motion. The sloshing frequency of a tank with internals is considerably higher than that of a tank without internal. The higher sloshing frequency reduces the sloshing wave height on the free surface but increases the dynamic pressure in the fluid.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984STIN...8432766M
- Keywords:
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- Coolants;
- Hydrodynamics;
- Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactors;
- Liquid Sloshing;
- Sodium;
- Fluid Filled Shells;
- Hydraulics;
- Mathematical Models;
- Pressure Vessels;
- Reactor Safety;
- Seismic Waves;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer