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http://dx.doi.org/10.5855/ENERGY.2017.26.3.105

The study of developing the freezing seal isolation method for the pre insulated heat transfer pipe  

You, Byounghee (Texas State University)
Ahn, Changkoo (Korea District Heating Corporation)
Kim, Woocheol (Korea District Heating Corporation)
Shin, Ikho (GEOS Co.)
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Abstract
A lot of piping systems have been used from nuclear power systems to water supply systems. The maintenance of the piping systems is needed to ensure proper operation of the piping systems. Failure of the large pipe systems especially such as KDHC(Korea District Heating Corporation) can be a matter directly related to the enterprise productivity and profitability. It can also lead to very important issues in promoting public safety and convenience. Therefore a method of quick and safety repairs have been emerged as the most important problem. In this study, freezing seal isolation method using liquid nitrogen cryogenic refrigerant was developed for the maintenance of a pre insulated heat transport pipe of KDHC with a diameter of 300 mm. In this study, by employing computational analysis techniques we performed the flow and heat transfer analysis for the targeted pre insulated heat transfer pipe and freezing seal jacket(ice-Plug) and have selected for optimal system. The detailed design model based on the results of the computational analysis finally was produced. A laboratory-scale test apparatus were designed and the freezing seal isolation self-test carried out. Also the performance assessment tests in the test bed of KDHC were carried out for on-site application.
Keywords
Freezing seal isolation; Freezing seal jacket; Ice-Plug; Cryogenic; Pre insulated heat transport pipe;
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