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Optimization of cask for transport of radioactive material under impact loading

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Title Optimization of cask for transport of radioactive material under impact loading
 
Creator SHARMA, K
PAWASKAR, DN
GUHA, A
SINGH, RK
 
Subject DESIGN
MODEL
 
Description Casks used for transporting radioactive material need to be certified fit by subjecting them to a specific set of tests (IAEA, 2012). The high cost of these casks gives rise to the need for optimizing them. Conducting actual experiments for the process of design iterations is very costly. This work outlines a procedure for optimizing Type B(U) casks through simulations of the 9 m drop test conducted in ABAQUS (R). Standard designs and material properties were chosen, thus making the process as realistic as reasonable even at the cost of reducing the options (design variables) available for optimization. The results, repeated for different source cavity sizes, show a scope for 6.9% reduction in cost and 4.6% reduction in weight over currently used casks. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
 
Publisher ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
 
Date 2014-12-29T05:10:04Z
2014-12-29T05:10:04Z
2014
 
Type Article
 
Identifier NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, 273190-201
0029-5493
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2014.03.021
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/17158
 
Language English