Review Article

Dynamic Analysis of Coolant Channel and Its Internals of Indian 540 MWe PHWR Reactor

Table 1

Channel cases considered in the analysis. See Figures 6 and 7 for details.

Case 1Channel in design condition and other conditions as per design
Case 2Channel with 3 garter springs and other conditions as per design
Case 3Channel with 2 central garter springs and other conditions as per design
Case 4Channel with 2 outer garter springs and other conditions as per design
Case 5Channel with 1 central garter spring and other conditions as per design
Case 6Channel with NO central garter springs and other conditions as per design
Case 7Channel with only one bearing support (outer) at the left end-fitting
Case 8Channel with only one bearing support (inner) at the left end-fitting
Case 9Channel with NO garter springs and one bearing support (outer) at the left
Case 10Channel with NO garter springs and one bearing support (inner) at the left
Case 11Channel with 4 garter springs displaced to center of the channel
Case 12Channel with 2 pairs of garter springs displaced away from center