Peak Pressure for a Nuclear Containment Vessel

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Peak Pressure for a Nuclear Containment Vessel

• Khoon Tee Tan
• Maiya Shur
• Geoffrey Wilson

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Introduction

• Nuclear reactor containment vessel design
• Strength
• Cost
• Peak Pressure Modeling
• Dependence on variable parameters
• Suggested use in engineering design

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Experiment

• Setup
• Simulated Tanks
• Pressure and Temperature Reading
• Chart Recorder

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Apparatus
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Procedure

• Setup
• Theory
• Data Reduction
• Theory Data Comparison
• Simulation of Actual Reactor
• Conclusion

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Theory
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Results
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Results (cont.)
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Discussion
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Conclusion