The WRC-297 Bulletin, in Section 3.2 states
"Although the shallow-shell solutions used by Steele may be valid up to a d/D ration of 0.5, the exact limit of application depends on the D/T ratio."So, the nozzle flexibility computation in
CAESAR II limits the diameter ratio to 0.5. Exceeding this generates an error message.
This has been further substantiated by the PVRC's recent work "Nozzle - Attachment Design Analysis: ASME Code and WRC Bulletins 107, 297, 368". This document lists the following limitations on WRC-297:
- Based on shallow thin Shell Theory, by Prof. Steele
- Nozzle axis is normal to the vessel.
- d/t >= 20 (However reasonable results are obtained for any d/t)
- 20 <= D/T <= 2500
- d/T >= 5
- d/D <= 0.5 (Depends on D/T ratio).
- Nozzle-Shell junction ust be a distance > 2*SQRT(DT) on the vessle and > 2*SQRT(dt) on the nozzle away from a structural discontinuity.
- Note, although the above limits are stated in the bulletin, recent work indicates that the results may be in question when the diameter ratio exceeds approximately 1/3.
So, we will be adding a new warning to
CAESAR II if the d/D ratio exceeds 0.333.
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Regards,
Richard Ay (COADE, Inc.)
[This message has been edited by rich_ay (edited September 15, 2000).]