Steam Generators for Nuclear Power Plants, Second Edition continues its legacy of examining all phases of the lifecycle of nuclear steam generators (NSGs), components which are essential for the efficient and safe operation of nuclear reactors. This book is broken into three sections: design and manufacturing, operation and maintenance, and emerging topics. This revised edition includes new chapters on fitness for service guidelines; VVER steam generators; leakage through cracked tubes; secondary side components; full bundle probabilistic analysis; maintenance of steam generators; probabilistic models for steam generator life cycle predictions; steam generators for small modular and advanced nuclear reactors, and much more.
This timely revision serves as a resource for professionals involved in all phases of the NSG lifecycle, from design, manufacturing, operation and maintenance, to fitness-for-service and long-term operation. It is also intended as a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in a range of topics relating to NSG lifecycle management.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction to steam generators—from Heron of Alexandria to nuclear power plants: brief history and literature survey - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. Nuclear steam generator design - p. 29 3. Chapter 3. Steam generator manufacturing - p. 43 4. Chapter 4. Thermalhydraulics, circulation, and steam-water separation in nuclear steam generators - p. 63 5. Chapter 5. Replacement steam generators - p. 91 6. Part Two: Operation and maintenance - p. 101 7. Chapter 6. Influence of water-steam cycle chemistry on steam generator integrity and performance - p. 105 8. Chapter 7. Corrosion and other degradation in commercial PWR/PHWR steam generator tubes - p. 135 9. Chapter 8. Environmental degradations in PWR Steam generators - p. 155 10. Chapter 9. Corrosion product transport and fouling in nuclear steam generators - p. 175 11. Chapter 10. Hideout, hideout return, and crevice chemistry in nuclear steam generators - p. 219 12. Chapter 11. Steam generator deposit accumulation and removal: chemical and mechanical methods - p. 253 13. Chapter 12. Thermal performance degradation: heat-transfer fouling and other causes - p. 283 14. Chapter 13. Flow-induced vibrations in nuclear steam generators - p. 313 15. Chapter 14. The acoustic resonance phenomenon - p. 335 16. Chapter 15. Steam generator in-service inspection - p. 357 17. Chapter 16. Nuclear steam generator tube inspection tools - p. 375 18. Chapter 17. Nuclear steam generator fitness-for-service assessment - p. 387 19. Chapter 18. Regulatory requirements and considerations for nuclear steam generators - p. 401 20. Chapter 19. Canadian fitness-for-service guidelines - p. 417 21. Water-water power reactor steam generators - p. 465 22. Chapter 21. Water–water energy reactor steam generators—modeling and simulations - p. 485 23. Chapter 22. Horizontal steam generator—safety studies - p. 527 24. Chapter 23. Leakage from thin-walled steam generator tubes - p. 545 25. Chapter 24. Managing steam generators from a utility perspective - p. 571 26. Chapter 25. Operation and maintenance of nuclear steam generators—utility perspective - p. 577 27. Chapter 26. Fretting fatigue and wear damage in steam generators: assessment, causes, and mitigation - p. 585 28. Chapter 27. Models for two-phase flow induced fluidelastic instability of tube arrays - p. 611 29. Part Three: Emerging topics - p. 634 30. Chapter 28. Printed circuit steam generators - p. 639 31. Chapter 29. Helical-coil steam generators: application of computational fluid–structure interaction/flow-induced vibration for heat exchangers and steam generators - p. 673 32. Chapter 30. Steam generators for small modular reactors - p. 707 33. Chapter 31. System and computational fluid dynamic modeling to support high-temperature steam generator design - p. 719 34. Chapter 32. Machine learning applications in nuclear steam generators - p. 749 35. Index - p. 761
Steam Generators for Nuclear Power Plants, Second Edition continues its legacy of examining all phases of the lifecycle of nuclear steam generators (NSGs), components which are essential for the efficient and safe operation of nuclear reactors. This book is broken into three sections: design and manufacturing, operation and maintenance, and emerging topics. This revised edition includes new chapters on fitness for service guidelines; VVER steam generators; leakage through cracked tubes; secondary side components; full bundle probabilistic analysis; maintenance of steam generators; probabilistic models for steam generator life cycle predictions; steam generators for small modular and advanced nuclear reactors, and much more.
This timely revision serves as a resource for professionals involved in all phases of the NSG lifecycle, from design, manufacturing, operation and maintenance, to fitness-for-service and long-term operation. It is also intended as a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in a range of topics relating to NSG lifecycle management.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction to steam generators—from Heron of Alexandria to nuclear power plants: brief history and literature survey - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. Nuclear steam generator design - p. 29 3. Chapter 3. Steam generator manufacturing - p. 43 4. Chapter 4. Thermalhydraulics, circulation, and steam-water separation in nuclear steam generators - p. 63 5. Chapter 5. Replacement steam generators - p. 91 6. Part Two: Operation and maintenance - p. 101 7. Chapter 6. Influence of water-steam cycle chemistry on steam generator integrity and performance - p. 105 8. Chapter 7. Corrosion and other degradation in commercial PWR/PHWR steam generator tubes - p. 135 9. Chapter 8. Environmental degradations in PWR Steam generators - p. 155 10. Chapter 9. Corrosion product transport and fouling in nuclear steam generators - p. 175 11. Chapter 10. Hideout, hideout return, and crevice chemistry in nuclear steam generators - p. 219 12. Chapter 11. Steam generator deposit accumulation and removal: chemical and mechanical methods - p. 253 13. Chapter 12. Thermal performance degradation: heat-transfer fouling and other causes - p. 283 14. Chapter 13. Flow-induced vibrations in nuclear steam generators - p. 313 15. Chapter 14. The acoustic resonance phenomenon - p. 335 16. Chapter 15. Steam generator in-service inspection - p. 357 17. Chapter 16. Nuclear steam generator tube inspection tools - p. 375 18. Chapter 17. Nuclear steam generator fitness-for-service assessment - p. 387 19. Chapter 18. Regulatory requirements and considerations for nuclear steam generators - p. 401 20. Chapter 19. Canadian fitness-for-service guidelines - p. 417 21. Water-water power reactor steam generators - p. 465 22. Chapter 21. Water–water energy reactor steam generators—modeling and simulations - p. 485 23. Chapter 22. Horizontal steam generator—safety studies - p. 527 24. Chapter 23. Leakage from thin-walled steam generator tubes - p. 545 25. Chapter 24. Managing steam generators from a utility perspective - p. 571 26. Chapter 25. Operation and maintenance of nuclear steam generators—utility perspective - p. 577 27. Chapter 26. Fretting fatigue and wear damage in steam generators: assessment, causes, and mitigation - p. 585 28. Chapter 27. Models for two-phase flow induced fluidelastic instability of tube arrays - p. 611 29. Part Three: Emerging topics - p. 634 30. Chapter 28. Printed circuit steam generators - p. 639 31. Chapter 29. Helical-coil steam generators: application of computational fluid–structure interaction/flow-induced vibration for heat exchangers and steam generators - p. 673 32. Chapter 30. Steam generators for small modular reactors - p. 707 33. Chapter 31. System and computational fluid dynamic modeling to support high-temperature steam generator design - p. 719 34. Chapter 32. Machine learning applications in nuclear steam generators - p. 749 35. Index - p. 761
