A FEM Analysis of Remote Field Eddy Current Distribution Characteristics to CANDU Fuel Channel Tube(I)

CANDU형 핵연료 채널 압력관에 대한 원거리장 와전류의 자제분포 특성해석(I)

  • Published : 2002.02.28

Abstract

A FEM model of the remote-field eddy current effect is presented for zirconium-2.5 percent niobium(Zr-2.5%Nb) nuclear reactor pressure tubes to demonstrate the important electromagnetic field phenomena. This model is applied to evaluate the optimal operating frequency and detector position. There are many ambiguous experimental results connected with this technique. Finite element calculations can be used in the interpretation of these experimental results even though the electromagnetic fields measured in the remote-field technique are very small.

CANDU형 핵연료채널 압력관(Zr-2.5%Nb)과 calandria관(Zircaloy-2)에 대한 원격장 와전류탐상의 자계분포특성을 파악하기 위하여 유한요소 해석을 수행하였다. 압력관과 칼란드리아관의 전자기장 분포와 위상각 해석을 통하여 최적 검사 주파수와 감지코일의 위치를 평가하였다. 또한 축대칭 구조물(Al-ring과 Al-block)이 공존시 파라미터해석을 통하여 원격장 와전류의 특성을 평가하였다.

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