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Korean Nuclear Society (한국원자력학회)
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STUDY OF CORE SUPPORT BARREL VIBRATION MONITORING USING EX-CORE NEUTRON NOISE ANALYSIS AND FUZZY LOGIC ALGORITHM

  • CHRISTIAN, ROBBY (Nuclear and Quantum Engineering Department, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, KAIST) ;
  • SONG, SEON HO (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety) ;
  • KANG, HYUN GOOK (Nuclear and Quantum Engineering Department, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, KAIST)
  • Received : 2014.10.08
  • Accepted : 2014.12.08
  • Published : 2015.03.25
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Abstract

The application of neutron noise analysis (NNA) to the ex-core neutron detector signal for monitoring the vibration characteristics of a reactor core support barrel (CSB) was investigated. Ex-core flux data were generated by using a nonanalog Monte Carlo neutron transport method in a simulated CSB model where the implicit capture and Russian roulette technique were utilized. First and third order beam and shell modes of CSB vibration were modeled based on parallel processing simulation. A NNA module was developed to analyze the ex-core flux data based on its time variation, normalized power spectral density, normalized cross-power spectral density, coherence, and phase differences. The data were then analyzed with a fuzzy logic module to determine the vibration characteristics. The ex-core neutron signal fluctuation was directly proportional to the CSB's vibration observed at 8Hz and15Hzin the beam mode vibration, and at 8Hz in the shell mode vibration. The coherence result between flux pairs was unity at the vibration peak frequencies. A distinct pattern of phase differences was observed for each of the vibration models. The developed fuzzy logic module demonstrated successful recognition of the vibration frequencies, modes, orders, directions, and phase differences within 0.4 ms for the beam and shell mode vibrations.

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Supported by : Nuclear Safety and Security Commission

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