A Study on Prediction of Metal Loss by Flow-Accelerated Corrosion in the CANDU NPP Secondary Piping Systems

침부식에 의한 CANDU형 원전 2차측 배관의 감육 예측에 관한 연구

  • Published : 2001.06.27

Abstract

Flow-accelerated corrosion(FAC) is a phenomenon that results in metal loss from piping, vessels, and equipment made of carbon steel. FAC occurs only under certain conditions of flow, chemistry, geometry, and material. Unfortunately, those conditions are in much of the high-energy piping in nuclear and fossil-fueled power plants. Also, for domestic NPP secondary pipings whose operating time become longer, more evidences of FAC have been reported. The authors are studying on FAC management using CHECWORKS, computer code developed by EPRI. This paper is on the prediction results of metal loss by FAC in the one of CANDU type NPP secondary piping systems.

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