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SAND2002-8511<br />
Unlimited Release<br />
Printed November 2002<br />
<strong>Thermal</strong> <strong>Analysis</strong> <strong>of</strong> a <strong>H1616</strong> <strong>Shipping</strong> <strong>Container</strong><br />
in Hypothetical Accident Conditions<br />
Jeromy Todd Hollenshead<br />
<strong>Thermal</strong>/Fluid Modeling Department<br />
Sandia National Laboratories<br />
Livermore, CA 94551-0969<br />
jtholle@<strong>sandia</strong>.<strong>gov</strong><br />
November 21, 2002<br />
Abstract<br />
The thermal response <strong>of</strong> the <strong>H1616</strong> transport container is simulated to demonstrate<br />
compliance with the Federal regulations for performance during hypothetical accident<br />
conditions (HAC). The goal is to show that tests conducted for the certification <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>H1616</strong> shipping container provide conservatively high estimates <strong>of</strong> temperatures at key<br />
regions within the container. A one-dimensional computational model is developed to<br />
simulate the thermal response <strong>of</strong> the shipping container in cylindrical coordinates. The<br />
model assumes the container is axisymmetric and allows for variable thermal properties.<br />
The model is calibrated using temperature data obtained from two experimental thermal<br />
tests and is then used to evaluate the thermal response <strong>of</strong> the shipping container to<br />
several different scenarios that meet or exceed the Federal regulations. A pre-heating<br />
technique, which is used to simulate the thermal effects <strong>of</strong> a radioactive heat source<br />
within the container, is also evaluated.<br />
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