Final report for confinement vessel analysis. Task 3, Analysis of confinement vessel doors

摘要

The confinement vessel has five closure doors of two different sizes. The vessel must withstand an initial dynamic load and a quasi-static internal pressure with no leakage of gases through the port seals. Task 3 of the Confinement Vessel Analysis Program was to assess the doors for safety. Of primary concern is the integrity of the seal. This encompasses the structural integrity of the door and nozzle as separate structural elements and the relative motion between the door and nozzle which could cause leakage of gases around the seals. In addition, the authors would like to obtain a better understanding of the effect of the bolt preload, especially as it affects the dynamic response of the structure. The authors explain the objectives of the task in Section 1, describe the models used for the analyses in Section 2, and give results in Section 3. They list conclusions and recommendations in Section 4.