Three-Dimensional Simulation and the Effect of Temperature on Axial and Peripheral Quasielliptical Cracks in Cylindrical Tanks

Document Type : Review Paper

Authors
Hadi Raki 1
Jalil Jamali 2
1 M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering Department, Shoushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Mechanical Department, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar Branch, Shoushtar, Iran
Abstract
During the life of a reservoir, defects such as cracks are inevitable due to reasons such as corrosion or fatigue loading, and so on. One of the most common types of cracks is the half-elliptic cracks. The purpose of this study is to investigate this type of cracks in the ASME standard steel cylinder tank model and its thermomechanical effects. In order to simulate the cracks, two a/c and a/t ratios representing the dimensions of the cracks are used. Here, in order to obtain stress intensity coefficients from the crack and tank simulation in the ANSYS finite element software, the workbench environment has been used. In order to calculate the stress intensity coefficients, it was necessary to create local coordinates in different points on the crack front and calculate the stress intensity coefficients based on the different contours in the nodes around the crack tip or the crack opening in the crack front, based on the desired criterion. Regarding to the values of the stress intensity coefficients obtained from the specific dimensions of cracks in the reservoir, as well as the loading conditions and the shape of the reservoir, we can determine the criticality of the crack. According to the results obtained from the previous steps and with the help of the Paris equation, the reservoir life and the number of loading cycles were determined. Finally, the results of the stress coefficient were compared with the results of the stress intensity factor due to the difference in the temperature of the reservoir wall.

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  • Receive Date 25 April 2022