3F0486-02, CR-3 Pump Support Configuration Study
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Issue date: | 03/24/1986 |
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ATTACHMENT 3
- CR-3 PUMP SUPPORT CONFIGURATION STUDY F
Prepared for Florida Power Corporation by The Babcock and Wilcox Co.
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SHEET a McDermott company DOCUMENT IDENTIFIER 32-1163899-00 TITLF CR-3 PUMP SUPPORT CONFIGURATION STUDY PREPARED BY: REVIEWED BY:
NAMF M-T- MADDTROM NAMr J.J. CANNING SIGNATURF / SIGNATUR f,, - - g TITLF/M DATE E 2/ k UTLE l d [ M b bib DATE bdbd TM STATEMENT: f COST CENTER NA REF. PAGE(S) b REVIEWER INDEPENDENCEfl PURPOSE AND
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OF RESULTS: b PURPOSE To demonstrate the effectiveness of the FPC RC pump supports.
CONCLUSION The configuration of 2 link bar supports controls the displacements of the pump and effectively takes compressive loads. This condition is dependent on the relative stiffness of the supports, RC piping, and load levels experienced by the system.
THE FOLLOWING COMPUTER CODES HAVE BEEN USED IN THIS DOCUMENT:
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32-1163899-00 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Document Summary Sheet 1 Table of Contents 2 List of Figures 3 Introduction ,
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32-1163899-00 LIST OF FIGURES Fig. 1 Isometric of Piping Model Fig. 2 ANSYS Model Geometry Fig. 3 Case 1 Deflected Shape Plot - Vertical Load Fig. 4 Case 1 Deflected Shape Plot - Horizontal Load
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l INTRODUCTION PURPOSE: To demonstrate the effectiveness of the Florida Power R.C.-
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4 The pump support configuration at the CR-3 plant has been modified such that each pump now has 2 supports. This calculation package will analyze the actual support configuration of RCP-1B (Fig.1), which is supported by two link bars, to demonstrate the ability of the supports to take load. The analysis will be conducted using ANSYS, a finite element code which is widely used in the nuclear industry and has the capabilities to effectively analyze the piping and pump support system.
METHOD: The existing finite element model of the pump supports and piping (Fig. 2) will be modified to reflect the modified support configur-ation. Existing supports will be removed and the two link bars will be modeled using pin-ended spar elements (ANSYS STIF8) between the pump radial spacer elements and the wall. The large-displacement analysis option will be used in all analyses to effectively model the support stiffness in the displaced configuration.
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32-1163899-00 ANALYSIS: The analysis of the piping and pump support system will consider three cases. The first case corresponds to the actual plant conditions. The remaining two cases are hypothetical situatiora which have ,
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32-1163899-00 CASE 1 - ACTUAL PI. ANT CONDITIONS The first case to be considered will be the actual support conditions as previously described. The model will be subjected to a vertical load and a horizontal load, applied separately. Each solution will be allowed to converge to a stable configuration and the load in the link bars will be monitored.
Computer run CMAA The model is loaded with a vertical load of IG. The solution converged in two iterations. There is a negligible difference between the results after the first iteration (which corresponds to a small-displacement solution) and the converged results, indicating no significant change in the system stiffness characteristics due to displacements of the link bars. *u e forces in the link bars are 7.1K in bar no.5 and -89K in bar no.7. The displacement solution is shown in Fig. 3. Selected quantities from the solution are tabulated below.
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32-1163899-00 CONCLUSIONS - CASE 1 Based on the results of the preceding analysis, the following conclus-lons can be drawn:
The link bars are effective in supporting the pump / piping system in the sense that they can and do take compressive load.
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The second case will consist of reducing the piping stiffness to demonstrate the role of the piping stiffness in determining the displacement solution. This will also demonstrate the ability of ANSYS to model a system undergoing large displacement.
1 Computer run CCHG The piping stiffness is reduced by dividing its modulus of elasticity by 100. The upper cold leg is also disconnected fros. the reactor vessel to further reduce the stiffners. The model is loaded with a vertical load of 1G, and horizontal loads of 50K in the global X and Z directions applied at node 11. The analysis ran for 20 f.terations reaching an approximately converged solution ( a final maximum displacement increment of .005 inches versus a total displacement of 49.7 inches at node 2 - the end of the UCL). ne solution showed significant large-displacement effects as indicated in Figs. 5 and 6. Fig. 5 shows the displacement solutions for node 11 (translational degrees of freedom) which were generated as the analysis Iterated toward a converged solution. Fig. 6 shows the link bar loads at each iteration. There is a significant change in the solution during the first ten iterations, af ter which the solution begins to stabil-ise. The iterations continue through iteration 20 due to a rather stringent convergence criterion used in the analysis (.001 in.). The displacement solution is shown in Fig. 7, plotted to true scale to show the magnitude of the deflection.
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I By greatly reducing the piping stiffness, the piping and puc) support sy. stem can be shown to undergo large displacements at a reasonable load level. This demonsteates the fact that the piping stiffness plays an iniportant role in determining the load carrying characteristics of the overall system.
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Conputer rucs CKUP, CFVE, CWU, CKXK The link bar stiffnesses were modified by reducing the bar's modulus of elasticity. For the case of zero stiffnes,= the link bars were simply removed fro:n the model. The subsequent runs used E values of E/1000,
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effects of varying the bar stiffness.on the pump displacements, link bar forces, and piping moments, respectively. It can be seen from these results that the presence of the link bars and their stiffnesses relative to the piping stiffness have a significant effect on the piping solution. The link bars restrict the displacements of the pump and, in order to apply the forces required to control the pump displacements, the bare must take loads themselvea.
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32-1163899-00 CONCLUSIONS - CASE 3 The purpose of the sequence of runs in this case is to illustrate, in quantative terms, the following points:
The link bars affect the displacement solution of the piping system. This is demonstrated by comparing the displacement solutions of Case 1 (the actual support conditions) and Case 3 (no pump supports). This is done in Fig. 10 for the displacements at the pump centerline. Since the displacement solutions differ, it is concluded that the link bars do effect the displacement solution.
The link bars must exert a force on the piping system in order to affect the displacement solution. The analysis of Case 3 with no t
I pump supports determined the single valid equilibrium configura-tion (via the Principle of Minimum Potential Energy, the basis of the finite element method used here) of the unsupported piping system under the applied loading. In order for the piping system to be in equilibrium in another displaced configuration additional external forces are required to counteract the internal forces produced when the piping system is moved to its new configura-i tion. In the system analyzed here, the link bars provide the f 3-2/- %
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A series of analyses were conducted to determine the effectiveness of the pump support configuration at the CR-3 plant when the link bars are loaded in compression. It is concluded, based on the results presented above, that the present configurstion of link bar supports is effective in the sense that they control the displacements of the pump and, in doing so, demonstrate their ability to take compressive loads. It can also be observed from the parametric studies done that the effectiveness of the support configuration analyzed in this calculation is dependent on the relative stiffnesses of the supports and the piping, and the load levels experienced by the system. It has been shown here that these quantities can vary by an order of magnitude or more and still not substantially affect the results. Therefore, the conclusions reached here are valid for the system analyzed in this report and for other piping systems with similar character-
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REFERENCES:
- 1. 32-1156742-00, " FPC NONLINEAR COLD LEG MODEL",J.J. CANNING, CR-3 FLANT, 4-2-85.
- 2. 32-1159644-00,"RCS STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS WITH RESUPPORTED PUMPS",R.B. ALLEN, 1-16-86 O
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RESPONSE TO NRC QUESTION 9 The pump induced vibration stress range assumed (NUREG/CR-1319) was 1 ksi at a frequency of 1000 cycles per minute or 2.1 E10 cycles during a 40-year pl ant life. The cold leg piping allowable primary stress at operating conditions (1.5 Sm 0 5570F) is 29.2 ksi. The assumed vibration stress (1/2 range = 0.5 ksi) is therefore only 1.7 percent of the allowable stress. At this operating condition, the total primary stress at the highest stressed point in the cold leg is 23.4 ksi (total includes pressure, deadweight, OBE seismic and the assumed pump induced vibration stress). Thus, sufficient margin exists.
The assumed vibration stress range of 1 ksi is well below the endurance limit of the carbon steel piping. Therefore, the usage factor associated with the 2.1 E10 cycles would not be significant in an ASME Code fatigue analysis. In addition, the 1/2 range of vibration stress would increase the maximum p rim a ry pl u s secondary stress intensity range by less than 1 percent. This corresponding stress increase (accounting for the simplified el a s ti c-pl as ti c analysis correction f actors) would increase the fatigue usage factor by less than 1%. The current fatigue usage factor for the cold leg primary piping is less than 0.05 (Code Allowable = 1.0). Thus, the increase is not significant.
The above calculated stresses at operating conditions have not been formally documented to the NRC but are available in calculation documents.
NRC QUESTION 10 Clarification is needed that local stresses in the RC pump casing resulting from the attachments of the supports to the casing have been included in the stress evaluation of the casing.
RESPONSE TO NRC QUESTION 10 The reactor coolant (RC) pump supports are not integral attachments to the RC pump casing. They are attached to restraint ring (collar) which is in turn bolted to the top of the pump. The collar is bolted to a reinforced portion at the top of the pump. The collar is a massive piece (designed to withstand LOCA loading) capable of distributing seismic loading among all the attachment bolts. Bolt stress effects are evaluated in the RC pump analysis.
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