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Chapter II. A new element is the anode unit which experiences<br />

thermal stresses.<br />

.1 1<br />

Fig. 3.94. Structural diagram <strong>of</strong> an electric generating element:<br />

1 - fuel; 2 - end reflector; 3 - cathode-anode; 4 - insulating disk;<br />

5 - molybdenum disk; 6 - insulating layers; 7-9 - steel shells;<br />

8 - moderator; 10, 12 - switching rod <strong>and</strong> plate; 11 - support plate<br />

<strong>of</strong> reactor; 13 - insulator; 14 - support plate <strong>of</strong> reactor; 15-<br />

cesium input <strong>and</strong> output; 16 - lithium input <strong>and</strong> output.<br />

<strong>Analysis</strong> <strong>of</strong> thermal stresses in<br />

package<br />

the anode<br />

6he anode package is<br />

a multilayer cylindrical shell which<br />

experiences thermal stresses during warmup <strong>and</strong> operation.<br />

Let us analyze the thermal stresses <strong>of</strong> a three-layer shell<br />

shown in Fig. 3.95a. <strong>The</strong> initial data are given: geometric<br />

dimensions, material, temperature gradient throughout the thickness<br />

<strong>of</strong> the package. We should find the stresses •l' O'2' C(3" Our<br />

analysis is basedm the assumpti.on that tne shells are tightly<br />

soldered to each other. We sha~.l disregard stresses arising in<br />

the axial direction, i.e., axl " 0. This assumption is permissible<br />

in the first rough calculation which we shall study. Also we shall<br />

disregard the differences in the shell radii, assuming R 1 = R=<br />

= R3=R.<br />

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