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Investigation on Effect of Distance Between Two Collinear Circumferential Surface Cracks on Primary Water Stress Corrosion Crack Growth in Alloy 600TT Steam Generator Tubes

Alloy 600TT 증기발생기 전열관내 일렬 원주방향 표면 일차수응력 부식균열 성장에 미치는 균열 간격의 영향 고찰

  • Received : 2014.09.21
  • Accepted : 2015.01.09
  • Published : 2015.03.01
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Abstract

The study investigated the effect of the distance between two collinear circumferential surface cracks on the primary stress corrosion crack (PWSCC) growth in alloy 600TT steam generator tubes using a finite element damage analysis based on the PWSCC initiation model and macroscopic phenomenological damage mechanics approach. The damage analysis method was verified by comparing the results to the previous study results. The verified method was applied to collinear circumferential surface PWSCCs. As a result, it was found that the collinear cracks showed earlier coalescence and penetration times than the a single crack, and the times increased with the distance. In addition, it is expected that penetration may occur before coalescence of two cracks if they are more than a specific distance apart.

일차수응력부식균열 개시 모델과 거시적 현상학적인 손상역학 접근론에 기반한 유한요소 손상해석을 수행하여 Alloy 600TT 로 제작된 원전 증기발생기 전열관에 발생하는 일렬 원주방향 표면 일차수응력부식균열의 성장에 미치는 균열 간격의 영향을 고찰하였다. 기존 연구 결과와의 비교를 통해 손상해석 방법의 타당성을 검증하였다. 검증된 방법을 일렬 원주방향 표면 일차수응력부식균열에 적용하였다. 적용한 결과, 단일 균열에 비하여 일렬 균열의 경우 보다 빠른 합체시간과 관통시간을 보이며 균열 간격이 증가할수록 합체시간과 관통시간은 증가함을 확인하였다. 또한 일정 간격이상으로 두 균열이 떨어지면 합체 이전에 관통될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

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