Review of Methods for Analyzing the Whipping Movement of Pipework

摘要

A postulated rupture of a pipe carrying high energy fluid results in large forces acting on the piping run due to the reactive forces of the escaping fluid. This can cause a large whipping movement of the pipe. It is necessary to design and position restraints to contain this motion, which, although it only occurs in the event of a low probability accident, may produce damage in systems essential for the safe shutdown of a nuclear reactor. Hence an understanding of the dynamic response of the piping and supports is required. A discussion is presented of the pipe whip problem and present methods of investigation are reviewed. In order to assess their applicability, some general methods of non-linear dynamics are surveyed. (Atomindex citation 09:383402)