ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING OF SPHERICAL PRESSURE VESSEL DURING HYDROTESTS

수압시험중(水壓試驗中)의 구행압력용기(球型壓力容器)에 대(對)한 AE검사(檢査)

This paper describes the procedures and results of an acoustic emission testing performed during hydrotest of spherical pressure vessel for propane storage. A computer based multi-channel real time monitoring and source location analysis AET-4900 system was used for AE testing. The vessel was extremely quiet throughout the entire test run and especially 6 to $14.5kg/cm^{2}$, it is normal operating pressure range. After exceeding $14.5kg/cm^{2}$, one of the 20 sections showed the most event in any one section 11 total but there were scattered at different locations. In order to confirm the events seen in horizontal weld line of that section, proof testing was performed with ultrasonics and radiography.