... friction heat exchangers heat pipes Several flow-induced vibration excitation mechanisms may lead to severe vibration in heat exchangers and other process equipments. These mechanisms are: fluidelastic instability, periodic wake shedding, turbulence excitation, and acoustic resonance. Excessive...

...K. T. Truong,, Mem. ASME heat pipes stress analysis frequency response frequency-domain analysis vibration measurement A practical technique in determining the dynamic stresses in pipelines using finite element method is investigated by Moussa et al.. The authors propose to create...

... October 2000 21 July 2000 20 April 2001 cracks fracture toughness fatigue cracks steel heat pipes mechanical properties strain control ductile-brittle transition pressure vessels One of the major concerns in maintaining pipeline integrity is third-party mechanical damage...

...; revised manuscript received November 16, 2000. Editor: S. Y. Zamrik. 23 July 2000 12 October 2000 16 November 2000 pressure vessels bending stress effects heat pipes power plants nuclear power Piping systems in a nuclear power plant are designed to meet...