An Integral Numerical Analysis of Impact of a Commercial Aircraft on Nuclear Containment
Joint Authors
Wang, Haitao
Wang, Xiaoxin
Shi, Li
Li, Xiaotian
Zhou, Qin
Source
Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-10-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Abstract EN
After the September 11 attack, the resistant capability of containments against aircraft impacts is required to be assessed for newly constructed nuclear power plants (NPPs).
In this paper, the crash of a commercial airplane Boeing 767-200ER on the reinforced concrete containment building of an NPP is analyzed using the missile-target interaction method.
Two plane models with the same total weight but different fuel distribution are analyzed.
The force-time history obtained by FEA (finite element analysis) is compared with the one calculated by the Riera function.
In the integral analysis, the mesh sensitivity of the reinforced concrete containment model is studied, and recommendations are provided on the modelling of containment.
The impact phenomenon and damage on the containment are investigated through the validated model.
The fuel distribution in the aircraft is found to have strong influence on the damage of the containment, which indicates that the load distribution in the transverse direction is critical in the analysis of aircraft impact.
The classic load-time function analysis is unable to incorporate this factor and may not be adequate to provide satisfactory results.
For this reason, the application of an integral analysis is advantageous in the safety assessment of aircraft impact.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Xiaoxin& Zhou, Qin& Shi, Li& Wang, Haitao& Li, Xiaotian. 2019. An Integral Numerical Analysis of Impact of a Commercial Aircraft on Nuclear Containment. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-15.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Xiaoxin…[et al.]. An Integral Numerical Analysis of Impact of a Commercial Aircraft on Nuclear Containment. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210865
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Xiaoxin& Zhou, Qin& Shi, Li& Wang, Haitao& Li, Xiaotian. An Integral Numerical Analysis of Impact of a Commercial Aircraft on Nuclear Containment. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210865
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1210865