Simulation of 9 m Drop Test of the Cask for Transport of Radioactive Material

Vladimír Ivančo¹, Martin Orečný^1, , Róbert Huňady¹ and Matúš Kalina¹

¹Department of Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

Cite this paper:
Vladimír Ivančo, Martin Orečný, Róbert Huňady and Matúš Kalina. Simulation of 9 m Drop Test of the Cask for Transport of Radioactive Material. American Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2013; 1(7):198-203. doi: 10.12691/ajme-1-7-9

Abstract

The paper deals with finite element simulation of drop tests of the steel cask designed for transport of radioactive waste. Two simulations of hypothetical accident conditions defined as drops of the cask from height of 9 meters are described and results are analyzed for purposes of the cask qualification. The main attention is devoted to procedures and methods of evaluation of results.

Keywords:
radioactive waste transport cask drop test Finite Element Simulations

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