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Safety Assessment of By-product Gas Piping after Design Change

부생가스 연료배관의 설계변경에 따른 안전성 평가

  • Received : 2013.03.04
  • Accepted : 2013.04.19
  • Published : 2013.04.30
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Abstract

Various process piping usually carries out high flammable and explosible gas under high pressure and high temperature. Due to frequent change of design and structure it becomes more complicated and compactly located. The safety management level is relatively low since it is considered as simply designed component. In this study a safety assessment procedure is proposed for complicated piping system around a mixing drum in which natural gas and by-product gases were mixed. According to ASME code, pipe stress analysis was conducted for determining design margin at some key locations of the piping. These high stress locations can be used as major inspection points for managing the pipe integrity. Sensitivity analysis with outside temperature of the pipe and support constraint condition. Possible effect of hydroen gas to the pipe steel during the previous use of the by-product gas was also discussed.

공정플랜트에는 다양한 배관이 고압, 고온의 인화성, 폭발성 물질을 이송하고 있다. 잦은 설계 변경 및 증설 등으로 복잡한 형상으로 배관이 형성되어 있는 경우가 많으나 배관의 구조가 단순하여 실제 위험성에 비해 안전 관리가 부족한 경우가 많다. 본 연구에서는 국내 한 업체에서 부생가스를 연료로 사용하던 배관을 설계 변경하여 천연가스와 혼합하여 사용하도록 사례를 활용하여, 배관의 안전성을 평가 하는 방법을 예시하였다. 배관의 설계 변경 후 안전성을 ASME 기준에 따라 재평가하고, 배관의 주요 관리부위를 결정하는 방법을 제시하였다. 배관의 분기 및 루프 등이 다수 복잡하게 연결되어있는 가스혼합용 믹싱드럼 배관 시스템을 대상으로 해석하였다. 배관의 주요부위 응력 민감도를 이해하기 위해 배관의 지지대 구속조건 및 외부 온도를 변화시켜 가면서 이들의 영향을 연구하였다. 또한 부생가스가 포함하고 있는 수소가스에 의한 손상 가능성에 대해서도 논의하였다.

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