ASME PTC19.3 TW 2010 Thermowell design （ASME PTC19.3 TW 2010热电偶套管设计）.pdf

ASME PTC19.3 TW- 2010 Thermowell design standard © ABB Month DD, YYYY | Slide 1 Introduction to thermowell stress calculation ASME PTC 19.3 TW-2010 was written to replace ASME PTC 19.3-1974 following some catastrophic failures in non-steam service, these thermowells passed the criteria laid out in 1974. The 2010 standard includes significant advances in the knowledge of thermowell behaviour. ASME PTC TW-2010 evaluates thermowell suitability new and improved calculations including: § Various thermowell designs including stepped thermowells § Thermowell material properties § Detailed process information § Review of the acceptable limit for frequency ratio § Steady-state, dynamic and pressure stresses © ABB Group July 26, 2013 | Slide 2 Failure of a thermowell §In 1995 a thermowell failed in the secondary coolant loop of the Monju fast breeder reactor in Japan. §The failure closed the plant for 15 years §The thermowell was designed to ASME PTC 19.3 1974 §The failure was found to be due to the drag resonance induced on the thermowell by the liquid sodium coolant © ABB Group July 26, 2013 | Slide 3 Stresses on a Thermowell Thermowells protect temperature sensors from direct contact with the process media. But once inserted into the process, the thermowell can obstruct flow around it, leading to a drop in pressure. This phenomenon creates low pressure vortices downstream of the thermowell. These vortices occur at one side of the thermowell and then the other, which is known as alternating vortex shedding. © ABB Group July 26, 2013 | Slide 4 Thermowell stress location § The thermowell is an unsuppo