scholarly journals Effects of Gamma Radiolysis on Waste Package Components

1986 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele A. Lewis ◽  
Donald T. Reed
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Steel ◽  
Gamma Radiation ◽  
Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Ion Concentration ◽  
Nuclear Waste Repository ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Waste Package ◽  
Gamma Radiolysis ◽  
Synthetic Groundwater

AbstractPreliminary short-term experiments to study the effect of gamma radiation on the waste package materials interactions in the environment of a nuclear waste repository in basalt were completed. Experimental parameters were similar to those expected during the saturated post- closure period of the repository, i.e., a temperature of 200°C and a hydrostatic pressure of ≤70 bar. The test components included various combinations of synthetic groundwater (GR4), low carbon steel coupons, CH4, basalt, and basalt/bentonite mixtures (packing). The tests were run in low carbon steel pressure vessels.It was found that gamma radiation at a dose rate of 104rad/hr for a duration of one and two months increased the H2 yield in all tests. Increases in the organic carbon yield, the sulfate ion concentration, and the corrosion rate of the coupon were observed in some of the tests. These latter results varied with the combination of waste package components included in the tests. Evidence for the quench effect was observed in tests which included basalt.

The Effect of Waste Package Components on Radionuclides Released from Spent Fuel Under Hydrothermal Conditions

1987 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley A. Rawson ◽  
William L. Neal ◽  
James R. Burnell
Keyword(s):  
Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Fission Products ◽  
Nuclear Waste Repository ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Spent Fuel ◽  
Hydrothermal Conditions ◽  
Waste Package ◽  
Dissolved Species ◽  
Radionuclide Release ◽  
Time Invariant

AbstractThe Basalt Waste Isolation Project has conducted a series of hydrothermal experiments to characterize waste/barrier/rock interactions as a part of its study of the Columbia River basalts as a potential medium for a nuclear waste repository. Hydrothermal tests of 3–15 months duration were performed with light water reactor spent fuel and simulated groundwater, in combination with candidate container materials (low-carbon steel or copper) and/or basalt, in order to evaluate the effect of waste package materials on spent fuel radionuclide release behavior. Solutions were filtered through 400 and 1.8 nm filters to distinguish colloidal from dissolved species. In all experiments, 14C, 129I, and 137Cs occurred only as dissolved species, whereas the actinides occurred in 400 nm filtrates primarily as spent fuel particles. Actinide concentrations in 1.8 nm filtrates were below detection in steel-bearing experiments. In the system spent fuel + copper, apparent time-invariant concentrations of 14C and 137Cs were obtained, but in the spent fuel + steel system, the concentrations of 14C and 137Cs increased gradually throughout the experiments. In experiments containing basalt or steel + basalt, 137Cs concentrations decreased with time. In tests with copper + basalt, 14C and 129I concentrations attained time-invariant values and 137Cs concentrations decreased. Concentrations for the actinides and fission products measured in these experiments were below those calculated from Federal regulations governing radionuclide release.

Effects of Stress on Pitting Corrosion Behavior of Low-Carbon Steel

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huaixiang Cao ◽  
Hao Zhang ◽  
Xingqi Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Steel ◽  
Corrosion Behavior ◽  
Pitting Corrosion ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Structural Safety ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Corrosion Morphology ◽  
Accelerated Corrosion

Low-carbon steel Q235B was widely used in low or middle pressure equipments, which were not only withstanding the corrosive effect of the environment or medium, but also the high stress in service processes. In this paper, acetic acid accelerated corrosion test of low-carbon steel Q235B under the action of various stress levels was conducted, and its pitting corrosion behavior was studied by corrosion morphology, pitting corrosion parameters, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy disperse spectroscopy (EDS). The results showed that, the degree of pitting corrosion of low carbon steel Q235B with stress was more serious than that of non-stress. And the corrosion started from grain boundary, which was corroded before grain itself, and then grains fell off or dissolved. Furthermore, it would have the tendency of deep hole corrosion with stress, which was more of a threat to the structural safety of pressure vessels.

FEA of Residual Stresses in Butt Welded Type Low Carbon Steel Using MMAW Technique

2011 ◽  
Vol 110-116 ◽  
pp. 2686-2692
Author(s):  
Gurinder Singh Brar ◽  
Gurdeep Singh
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Residual Stress ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Carbon Steel ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Transient Temperature ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Element Method

Welding is a reliable and efficient joining process in which the coalescence of metals is achieved by fusion. Welding is widely employed in diverse structures such as ships, aircraft, marine structures, bridges, ground vehicles, pipelines and pressure vessels. When two dissimilar plates are joined by welding process, a very complex thermal cycle is applied to the weldment, which further causes inhomogeneous plastic deformation and residual stress in and around fusion zone and heat affected zone (HAZ). Presence of residual stresses may be beneficial or harmful for the structural components depending on the nature and magnitude of residual stresses. In this study, a finite element analysis has been carried out to analyze the thermo-mechanical behaviour and effect of residual stress state in butt-welded in low carbon steel plates. A coupled thermal mechanical three dimension finite element model was developed. Finite element method based software SolidWorks Simulation, was then used to evaluate transient temperature and residual stress during butt welding of two plates. Plate thickness of 8 mm were used which are normally joined by multi-pass operation by Manual Metal Arc Welding (MMAW) process. During each pass, attained peak temperature and variation of residual stresses in plates has also been studied. The results obtained by finite element method agree well with those from X-ray diffraction method as published by Murugan et al. for the prediction of residual stresses.

Simulation of Temperature Field of TIG Welding Using FDM

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. H. Tailor ◽  
K. N. Srinivasan ◽  
S. A. Channiwala ◽  
M. Sohel M. Panwala
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Field ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Carbon Steel ◽  
Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Thin Plates ◽  
Transient Temperature ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Butt Welding ◽  
Gtaw Process

Welding is one of the most important material-joining processes widely used in industry. Low carbon steel and stainless steel with thin plates are widely used in the fabrication of pressure vessels and other components. Thin plates are joints together by the Tungsten inert gas welding (GTAW) methods. Temperature distribution that occurs during welding affects the microstructure, mechanical properties and the residual stresses that will be present in the welded material. This paper discusses the development of a model for the temperature distribution during butt welding at different heat inputs using Finite difference method (FDM). The model is created from first principles of heat transfer and utilizes contact conduction that is a function of temperature, Gaussian heat distribution, and many material properties that vary with temperature. The temperature distribution curves obtained with this model are presented. This transient temperature field has been validated with experimentation of measuring temperature during welding of butt welded of low carbon steel using GTAW process. Using this FDM code, the range of error between the model and experimental results is −11.21 to 2.63%, demonstrating the accuracy of the model.

Development of trimming technology for hot rolled ultra-low carbon steel

1993 ◽  
Vol 90 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 917-922
Author(s):  
Y. Matsuda ◽  
M. Nishino ◽  
J. Ikeda
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Steel ◽  
Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Ultra Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Hot Rolled
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