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Experimental investigation of in-flow fluidelastic instability for rotated triangular tube bundles subjected to single-phase and two-phase transverse flows

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The in-flow fluidelastic instability of tube bundles prompted renewed interest since the recent unanticipated failure of the replacement steam generators at the San Onofre nuclear power station. A literature review on the topic discloses contrasting views, depending on the tube bundle and flow configuration addressed. In a recent paper, the authors reported experiments using square bundles, subjected to single and two-phase flows. No streamwise instability was observed, for the tested bundle configurations and the flow velocity ranges explored. In the present paper, experimental results obtained at CEA-Saclay for a rotated triangular tube bundle are presented, providing new in-flow fluidelastic data for both single-phase and two-phase transverse flows. The bundle consists of 50 tubes, with reduced pitch P/D = 1.44 and tube diameter D = 30 mm. It was subjected to single-phase (air or water) and two-phase air-water (with homogeneous void fraction in the range 40% to 98%) transverse flows. In the upper region of the bundle, several different flexibility configurations were tested, with up to 15 flexible tubes, mounted using anisotropic supports, which allow for in-flow vibrations. Results presented in the paper include in-flow fluidelastic stability data obtained for both single-phase and two-phase transverse flows. A detailed complex modal identification of the bundle under natural turbulence excitation was performed, at several flow velocities, highlighting the modeshapes which are prone to in-flow instability. Moreover, local void fraction and identified flow regimes are also presented. These results are discussed and compared to those obtained by previous authors, for similar tested configurations.
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cea-04271749 , version 1 (20-12-2023)

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Philippe Piteau, Xavier Delaune, Domenico Panunzio, Romain Lagrange, Jose Antunes. Experimental investigation of in-flow fluidelastic instability for rotated triangular tube bundles subjected to single-phase and two-phase transverse flows. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2023, 123, pp.104005. ⟨10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2023.104005⟩. ⟨cea-04271749⟩
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