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Study of Quantitative Assessment Standard for Type 1 and Type 2 Gas Cylinders Using Acoustic Emission Testing

음향방출법을 이용한 Type 1 및 Type 2 가스실린더의 정량적 평가기준에 대한 연구

  • Received : 2013.10.16
  • Accepted : 2014.02.27
  • Published : 2014.04.30
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Abstract

Acoustic emission testing (AET) of cylinders is advantageous in that it can be directly conducted on cylinders installed in a car, without needing to dissemble them on a real-time basis. Therefore, users prefer AET over other nondestructive testing methods. Owing to these advantages of AET, it has been approved by the Department of Transportation of the U.S. as a safety evaluation method for pressure containers or as an alternative to the hydroproof testing method. This paper presents a study of the quantitative evaluation criteria for a container having ultrasonic testing defects and also for Type 1 and Type 2 gas cylinders, which are defective seamless pressure containers provided by NK, a manufacturer of pressure containers. For the Type 1 cylinder, the process from crack growth to leak was observed in a repetitive fatigue test using a 113 L container according to ASTM E 1419-02. Further, for the Type 2 cylinder, integrity was evaluated using a 119 L sound container and a container damaged by hydraulic pressure, by the slow-fill method according to ASTM E 2191-02. Based on the AET results of the Type 1 and Type 2 cylinders, quantitative evaluation criteria were established for a defective and non-defective container.

음향방출법은 차량 내부에 장착된 실린더의 경우 분해없이 동작중에 실시간으로 측정이 가능하므로 다른 비파괴평가 방법보다 많은 장점을 가지고 있다. 이러한 장점을 가지고 음향방출법은 미국 교통부(DOT)로부터 수압시험의 대체로 압력용기의 안정성 평가 방법으로 승인되었다. 본 논문은 압력용기 제조사로부터 UT 결함용기 및 결함이 있는 이음매 없는 압력용기인 Type 1과 Type 2에 대한 정량적인 평가기준에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. Type 1의 경우, ASTM E 1419-02를 기준으로 113L 규격의 준비된 용기로 피로반복시험을 통해 크랙의 성장부터 누설까지 경향을 파악하였다. Type 2의 경우, ASTM E 2191-02를 기준으로 119L 건전한 용기와 수압가압으로 불량용기를 용기에 slow-fill 방법으로 검증하였다. 본 연구에서 음향방출법을 이용한 Type 1과 Type 2의 시험은 불량용기와 건전한 용기를 효과적으로 구분할 수 있었다.

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