On 29 August, the LEI project “Testing an R&D idea – assessment of fractures in high pressure equipment (No. 10-038-T-0113)” was launched.
In the course of this project, preparations are being carried out to support the preparation of the application and the knowledge necessary for the preparation of the application in accordance with the HORIZON-EURATOM forthcoming call: “Safety of operating nuclear power plants and research reactors”.
It is planned to develop and verify numerical evaluation methods that allow for more reliable high-power pipeline rupture analysis. The new experiments planned by the project partners will be used to validate the calculation methods and will provide the necessary information about the behavior of the cracks in the high-power pipeline, including reaction forces, loads and thermo-hydraulic response to other components. In addition, these studies will increase the knowledge of the loads on pipelines and related components such as pipeline supports. Improved assessment procedures will allow proper assessment of damage resistance and determination of safety margins.
The project is implemented under the Development Programme Manager of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania for the period 2021-2030, under the Development Programme Progress Measure No 12-001-01-02-01 “Strengthening innovation ecosystems in science centres” activity “Support for identified R&D start-up projects and feasibility studies with institutional roadmaps for successful participation in the calls of the European Union’s research and innovation programme “European Horizon””.
Funded by the European Union NextGenerationEU.
More information: https://www.lei.lt/en/projektas/cpva-10-038-t-0113/
