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A Study on Characteristics of pH Control with Amines in the Secondary Side of Nuclear Power Plants

원전 2차 계통에서 아민의 pH 제어 특성 연구

  • Rhee, In-H. (Department of Environmental Engineering, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Ahn, Hyun-Kyoung (Department of Environmental Engineering, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Park, Byung-Gi (Department of Environmental Engineering, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Jun, Gwon-Hyuk (Department of Environmental Engineering, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Ho, Song-Chan (Department of Environmental Engineering, Soonchunhyang University)
  • 이인형 (순천향대학교 에너지환경공학과) ;
  • 안현경 (순천향대학교 에너지환경공학과) ;
  • 박병기 (순천향대학교 에너지환경공학과) ;
  • 권혁준 (순천향대학교 에너지환경공학과) ;
  • 송찬호 (순천향대학교 에너지환경공학과)
  • Received : 2010.07.06
  • Accepted : 2010.08.10
  • Published : 2010.08.31

Abstract

The pH control agent in PWRs, to insure the integrity of steam generator, was changed from ammonia to ethanolamine(ETA) which decreased pH at condensate system and low pressure feedwater heater drain system, so that several amines were investigated for the selection of the optimum amine. There was no single alternative amine to meet the optimum condition. The more volatile ammonia provides the higher pH in condensate, while the less volatile ETA increases the pH in wet steam area. Thus, the combined amine of ammonia and ETA is able to equally raise the pH in both region so that the flow accelerated corrosion be reduced in the every system of the secondary side and the integrity of steam generator be also improved in pressurized water reactors (PWRs).

최근 경수로형 원전 2차 계통의 건전성 유지를 위해 수처리제를 암모니아에서 에탄올아민으로 전환하였으나, 적용 후 복수 및 저압급수가열기 영역에서의 pH가 감소하므로 본 연구에서는 최적의 pH 제어제로 사용 할 수 있는 아민을 조사하였다. 대체아민 조사 결과 최적 조건을 만족시키는 단일 아민은 존재하지 않았다. 암모니아는 상대휘발도가 높아 증기에 많이 분포되어 증기 응축수인 복수에서 pH가 높으며, 상대휘발도가 낮은 에탄올아민은 습증기 영역의 pH를 높여 유체가속부식을 억제하므로 증기발생기 철 슬러지 유입을 감소하는데 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 복수 및 저압급수계통에서 pH가 높은 암모니아와 습증기영역의 유체가속부식 측면에서 특성이 우수한 에탄올아민(ETA)을 혼합 주입하는 복합아민을 선택하면 2차 계통 재질의 손실을 최소화하여 증기발생기 건전성을 확보할 수 있을 것이다.

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