Quick attach bolt Reduce exposure
In the "hot" portion of the thermal loop in a nuclear plant, the design must provide for a fail safe dam in case the heat exchanger must be dry repaired. The quick-bolt concept allows the dam to be installed with bolts that fully engage in a quarter turn.
Nozzle dam Minimize exposure
To dam the nozzle from the core, personnel must crawl into the pipe with the dam and attachment hardware. To reduce the burden, the dam must be as light as possible. We performed shape optimization on a proposed design to minimize the weight while still fulfilling ASME code requirements.
Discharge Head Vibration
The discharge head for large pump motors must be carefully designed to avoid vibration. This particular discharge head exhibited torsional vibration resulting in significant vibrational displacements.
Pump shaft Torsional vibration
Torsional vibration in shafting is difficult to detect in-service but the consequences of excessive torsional vibration invariably result in broken shafts. The analysis must consider all the possible exciting frequencies: vane passing, line and multiples, and the torque fluctuations from speed controllers.