• 한국가스학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2011

국내 천연가스 주배관의 가스공급 최대허용운전압력이 6.86 MPa로 제한된 현재 상황에서 배관 관말압력저하를 해소하기 위해서는 배관을 증설 할 수밖에 없는데 이 경우 상당한 비용이 수반된다. 따라서 기존 배관과 설비를 활용한 해결 방안으로 송출압력을 더 높여 배관 운전압력을 상향 조정하여 공급하는 방법을 검토하였다. 배관에 대한 건전성 검토결과, 현재 시공된 배관은 7.85 MPa까지의 운전압력에서도 사용 가능하며, 연성파괴에 대한 저항성을 나타내는 충격흡수에너지는 ASME B31.8에서 요구하는 수치보다 더 높은 값을 가지고 있으며, 외부충격손상시 배관 변형을 위한 소요 하중은 배관 내압 증가에 따라 증가하였다. 그러나 배관의 운전압력이 증가함에 따라 가스 폭발 시 피해범위는 증가한다.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.234-239
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• 2004

A study on the probabilistic methodology for the estimation of the remaining life of Pressurized pipelines containing active corrosion defects is presented. This reliability assessment is earned out using extream value distribution of the corroded defects instead of already published failure perssure moded like NG18 or ASME B31G. The failure probability of pipelines depends on the number of corroded defects. and it could be calculated directly as the area exceeded a defined L V(Limited Value of corrosion depth). The remaining life of pressurized pipelines can also be estimated by the PDF of extream value distribution as calculating the exceeded area with a defined failure probability.

• 기계저널
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.244-250
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• 1991

본 글에서는 EPFM을 이용한 구조물의 건전성 평가법을 소개하였다. 이러한 방법을 원자력발 전소 NSSS평가에 적용하면 좀 더 정확한 해석결과를 얻을 수 있으며 불필요한 가동중단이나 보수작업을 피할 수 있다. 한편 ASME XI에서 현재 제정중인 EPFM 관련법규도 소개하였는데, 가까운 장래에 결정될 최종안에는 약간의 내용변화가 있으리라 생각된다. 근래에는 건전성평 가를 위한 컴퓨터 소프트웨어가 많이 개발되어 이용되고 있다. 필자들이 아는 바로는 B & W 사에서 개발한 DPFAD, Structural Integrity Associate 사에서 개발한 PC-CRACK, 그리고 LBB 설계용으로 EPRI에서 개발한 FLET등이 있다. 국내에서는 필자들에 의해 개발된 EPIES가 있 는데 자세한 내용은 관련문헌(10,11)을 참고하기 바란다. 본 글에서 소개한 EPEM 평가법은 원 자력 발전소뿐만 아니라 가동온도가 높고 연성재료가 널리 사용되는 화력 발전설비, 석유, 화 학설비 및 제철설비 등에도 공통적으로 적용될 수 있다.

• 한국공작기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국공작기계학회 2001년도 추계학술대회(한국공작기계학회)
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• pp.275-279
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• 2001

There are two kinds of the design criteria of piping system in petrochemical plant design. The first is on static state evaluation by thermal growth and the other is on dynamic evaluation by piping vibration. In the static design evaluation, the ASME B31.3 code defines 7000 cycles of fatigue life in operating the piping system with design condition. However, the dynamic design evaluation in comparative with small displacements of high frequencies to static condition has not established clearly the method, yet. So, this study purposes to present the trial of a proposal of dynamic design criterion on the basis of static design method.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회논문집A
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• pp.788-793
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• 2001

Finite element analysis was carried out to investigate the integrity and reliability of boiler module during sea transportation. The boiler module was supported by steel structure to relieve the instantaneous shock from oceanic wave and its primary parts were strengthened with several reinforcements. Finned tube walls which were used in the furnace wall were assumed as orthotropic plates having equivalent material properties. The bank tubes were also equivalently modeled in accordance with ASME B31.1 for the convenience of finite element modeling. The calculation results were compared with the yield stress of the material. In particular, the bank tube stress, which was evaluated by converting the calculated stresses in equivalent tubes into those in original tubes by using the ratio of diameter, was also examined with yield stress.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권10호
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• pp.3581-3590
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• 2023

High-temperature design evaluations were conducted on Type 316L stainless steel piping for a 700 ℃ large-capacity thermal energy storage verification test loop (TESET) under construction at KAERI. The hot leg piping with sodium coolant at 700 ℃ connects the main components of the loop heater, hot storage tank, and air-to-sodium heat exchanger. Currently, the design rules of ASME B31.1 and RCC-MRx provide design procedures for high-temperature piping in the creep range for Type 316L stainless steel. However, the design material properties around 700 ℃ are not available in those rules. Therefore, a number of material tests, including creep tests at various temperatures, were conducted to determine the insufficient material properties and relevant design coefficients so that high-temperature design on the 700 ℃ piping may be possible. It was shown that Type 316L stainless steel can be used in a 700 ℃ high-temperature piping system of Generation IV reactor systems or a renewable energy systems, such as thermal energy storage systems, for a limited operation time.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2013

In nuclear power plants, lined carbon steel pipes or PCCPs (pre-stressed concrete cylinder pipes) have been widely used for sea water transport systems. However, de-bonding of linings and oxidation of PCCP could make problems in aged NPPs (nuclear power plants). Recently at several NPPs in the United States, the PCCPs or lined carbon steel pipes of the sea water or raw water system have been replaced with HDPE (high density polyethylene) pipes, which have outstanding resistance to oxidation and seismic loading. ASME B&PV Code committee developed Code Case N-755, which describes rules for the construction of buried Safety Class 3 polyethylene pressure piping systems. Although US NRC permitted HDPE materials for Class 3 buried piping, their permission was limited to only 10-year operation because of several concerns including the quality of fusion zone of HDPE. In this study, various requirements for fusion qualification test of HDPE and some regulatory issues raised during HDPE application review in foreign NPPs are introduced.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.742-749
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• 2003

Failure of a pipeline due to local wall thinning is getting more attention in the nuclear power plant industry. Although guidelines such as ANSI/ASME B31G and ASME Code Case N597 are still useful fer assessing the integrity of a wall thinned pipeline, there are some limitations in these guidelines. For instance, these guidelines consider only pressure loading and thus neglect bending loading. However, most Pipelines in nuclear power plants are subjected to internal pressure and bending moment due to dead-weight loads and seismic loads. Therefore, an assessment procedure for locally wall thinned pipeline subjected to combined loading is needed. In this paper, three-dimensional finite element(FE) analyses were performed to simulate full-scale pipe tests conducted for various shapes of wall thinned area under internal pressure and bending moment. Maximum moments based on true ultimate stress(${\alpha}$$\sub$u,t/) were obtained from FE results to predict the failure of the pipe. These results were compared with test results, which showed good agreement. Additional finite element analyses were performed to investigate the effect of key parameters, such as wall thinned depth, wall thinned angle and wall thinned length, on maximum moment. Also, the effect of internal pressure on maximum moment was investigated. Change of internal pressure did not show significant effect on the maximum moment.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.44-50
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• 2013

Process gas piping is one of the most basic components frequently used in the refinery and petrochemical plants. Many kinds of by-product gas have been used as fuel in the process plants. In some plants, natural gas is additionally introduced and mixed with the byproduct gas for upgrading the fuel. In this case, safety or design margin of the changed piping system of the plant should be re-evaluated based on a proper design code such as ASME or API codes since internal pressure, temperature and gas compositions are different from the original plant design conditions. In this study, series of piping stress analysis were conducted for a process piping used for transporting the mixed gas of the by-product gas and the natural gas from a mixing drum to a knock-out drum in a refinery plant. The analysed piping section had been actually installed in a domestic industry and needed safety audit since the design condition was changed. Pipe locations of the maximum system stress and displacement were determined, which can be candidate inspection and safety monitoring points during the upcoming operation period. For studying the effects of outside air temperature to safety the additional stress analysis were conducted for various temperatures in $0{\sim}30^{\circ}C$. Effects of the friction coefficient between the pipe and support were also investigated showing a proper choice if the friction coefficient is important. The maximum system stresses were occurred mainly at elbow, tee and support locations, which shows the thermal load contributes considerably to the system stress rather than the internal pressure or the gravity loads.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.112-117
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• 2016

국내에서는 연료 가스 배관용 탄소강관으로 KS D 3631의 기준을 따르도록 되어있으며, 탄소강관이 지하에 매설되는 경우 부식을 방지하기 위해 강관에 합성수지로 피복을 한다. 피복은 부식 방지 조치를 하는 것으로 압축된 연료가스를 이송하는데 필요한 강도는 원관인 탄소강관이 그 역할을 수행한다. 따라서 탄소강관에 결함이 발생하였을 때, 그 결함에 따른 강도를 평가하는 것이 중요한데 국내에는 잔존강도를 평가하기 위한 방법이 부족하다. 결국 국외 기준인 DNV RP F101 또는 ASME B31G의 기준에 따라 잔존강도를 평가하는데, 그 결과가 국내 배관에 적용 타당성이 있는지 검증이 부족하며, 85% 이상의 결함에 대해서는 예측 할 수 없다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 KS D 3631의 배관을 이용하여 인위적 결함을 가공하여 잔존강도를 평가하기 위한 실험을 수행하였다. 그 결과 폭에 따라서 일정한 잔존강도의 차이를 보이며, 국내 연료 가스용 배관에는 DNV RP F101이 적합하다는 결론을 도출하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 결함 깊이가 큰 경우에 대한 결과와 타당한 국의 기준을 파악하기 위한 결과를 포함하고 있어, 배관의 잔존강도를 이용한 위험성 평가 등에 유용하게 활용될 것으로 기대한다.