Taking the molten salt storage tank in tower solar thermal power generation as the research object
the mechanical performance of molten salt storage tanks at different liquid levels under combined load conditions such as wind load with circumferential wind pressure distribution is studied through numerical simulation
and ratchet failure and creep-fatigue assessment are carried out based on the ASME standard of the United States. The results show that under a variety of load combination conditions
the maximum stress intensity is at the large fillet weld at high liquid level (11.7 and 9.0 m)
and at the geometric discontinuity between tank top and tank wall at medium and low liquid level (6.0
3.0 and 1.0 m). The radial displacement is asymmetrical due to the circumferential wind load
seismic response and hydraulic action
and the radial displacement is significantly affected by the change of liquid level
the radial displacement is mainly concentrated in the tank wall of the windward side of 0°-90°
and the severe area affected by the axial displacement is in the center of the tank roof. No ratchet failure occurs at different liquid levels
and no creep-fatigue failure occurs at full-load operating conditions.
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