Abstract:
The C-ring for reactor pressure vessel is composed of three layers. In the actual service process, the interaction mechanism between the layers is complex. After multiple compression-rebound cycles, the sealing structure has cyclic relaxation, resulting in the degradation of sealing performance. The experimental study on the above cyclic relaxation is carried out, the degradation law of the sealing performance of C-ring with the number of cycles is obtained, and its cyclic relaxation characteristics are studied. Through theoretical simulation calculation and analysis, the total springback, effective springback, working point line load and other characteristic quantities of the cyclic relaxation law are obtained; By comparing the experimental and theoretical simulation results, the influence of the manufacturing process on the cyclic relaxation characteristics is revealed. The research in this paper can be used to guide the service performance evaluation and manufacturing process control and optimization of the C-ring.