• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.56 no.1
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• pp.133-138
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• 2018

Safety management has become even more important because of the safety and environmental issues that have arisen since the 2000s. However, the safety study requires many empirical data, so there are many limitations. In the case of pipe safety, simulation programs exist, but it is difficult to get data about the pipe internal erosion of the pipe. In this study, the erosion rate of the pipe elbow was simulated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Also, the failure period of the pipe was calculated by the limit state function using erosion rate. In the case of CFD pipe, a sample which is actually operated in Yeosu industrial complex was used, and the geometry and mesh formation were rationalized in terms of typical fluid dynamics simulations. Using the Discrete Phase Model (DPM) and the corrosion model, the erosion rate ($3.09227mm{\cdot}yr^{-1}$) was obtained from CFD simulations. As a result of applying the erosion rate to the limit state function, we obtained the pipe failure period value, 14.2 years to trigger a leak and 28.2 years to trigger a burst. Through these processes, we concluded that pipe erosion is one of the major failure modes. In addition to the results, this study has significance for suggesting the methodology of the pipe safety study.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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• 1992.11a
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• pp.44-49
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• 1992

액체를 취급하는 기계.장치는 유속 및 회전속도 등이 빠르게 되면 유체충격과 정압의 저하에 따른 국부적 비등으로 인해 캐비테이션(cavitation) 현상이 발생한다. 이러한 캐비테이션현상에 따른 소음과 진동율 초래하고, 또한 기포의 붕괴에 따른 형격압으로 캐비테이션-침식(cavitation-erosion)이 발생하여 기계.장치의 구성재료에 손실이 일어남으로써 이들 기계의 효율을 저하시킴과 아울러 수명을 단종시킬 수 있다. 더욱이 부식성의 액체에 사용되는 기계.장치의 금속재료에는 캐비테이션(erosion-corrosion)이 중첩하여 발생하는 경우는 침식과 부식이 상호간에 가속하는 상승효과 때문에 기계.장치의 수명에 치명적인 영향을 미친다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 초음파 진동장치에 의한 각종 유중에서 베어링 합금 1종, 7종 및 켈-멧 4종에 대한 캐비테이션-침식실험을 실시하여, 침식손상거동및 특성등을 구명하고저 하였다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.350-361
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• 2008

Canada's oil sands contain one of the largest reserves of oil in the world. According to recent estimates, there are nearly 180 billion barrels of oil in the Canadian oil sands trapped in a complex mixture of sand, water and clay. More than 40 companies have been currently operating or developing oil sands facilities since the first production in 1967. The process of oil sands upgrading is similar with down stream refinery, but the corrosion environment in upgrading refinery is often more severe than in the refinery because of high chlorides, mineral contents, carbonic acid, heavy viscosity and fouling, higher naphthenic acid [$NA-R(CH_{2})nCOOH$], and greater sulfur contents. Naphthenic acid corrosion (NAC) which is one of the most critical corrosion issues in up & downstream refinery plants was observed for the first time in 1920's in refinery distillation processes of Rumania, Azerbaizan (Baku), Venezuela, and California. As a first API report, the 11th annual meeting stated sources and mechanism of NAC in early 1930's. API has been developing the risk base standards, such as API RP580, 571, and Publication 581 which are based on the worst NAC damage in the world since 2000. Nevertheless not only the NAC phenomena and control in Canadian sands oil process are not much widely known but also there are still no engineering guidances for the Canadian sands oil in API standards. This paper will give NAC phenomina and materials selection guidance against NA environment in Canadian oil sands upgrading processes.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.320-325
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• 2016

To perform ultrasonic testing (UT) thickness measurement of the secondary side piping installed in nuclear power plants, the insulation for preventing heat loss should be removed. The type of insulation can be divided into fixed and removable insulation. Fixed and removable insulation have their own strengths and weaknesses. Removable insulation has been installed in the components susceptible to wall thinning caused by FAC and erosion from Shin-Kori unit 1, which commenced its commercial operation in 2011. In this paper, the number of repeated inspections of components and the number of replacements of fixed insulation were estimated and a more economical way was identified based on the manufacturing and installation costs for fixed and removable insulation.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.23-28
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• 2005

Several plasma-sprayed ceramic coatings with two- and three-layers were characterized and tested for the application of cooling tube coatings of oxygen convert gas recovery system (OG cooling system) in the steel making plant. Thermal cycling tests using a torch heating with compressed air cooling were carried out and characterized before and after the tests. The effects of metallic bond coat as well as ceramic top coat were also studied. Possible failure mechanisms with low carbon steel substrate were assessed in term of microstructure, porosity, bond strength, thermal expansion coefficient, and the phase transformation. Finally, the results of field tests at the OG cooling system are presented and discussed their microstructural degradation. Test results have shown that three-layered coatings perform better than two-layered coatings.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2005.03a
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• pp.1291-1298
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• 2005

Shotcrete for the support of tunnel can contact with groundwater. The hazardous components in the groundwater cause the corrosion of shotcrete. Also, the hazardous components may deteriorate the engineering properties of shotcrete, such as compressive strength, bond strength, and flexural strength. The more the effect of the hazardous components on the shotcrete may increase, the more the stability of tunnel structure may decrease. It was analyzed to find the hazardous components in the ground water. The uniaxial compressive strength test, XRD, SEM were conducted to evaluate the durability and corrosion of shotcrete. These tests were performed on shotcrete specimens at 2, 4, 8, and 16 weeks. The specimens were immersed in various chemical solutions including hazardous components after the specimens were made at the construction site.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.62-69
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• 2014

A huge number of carbon steel piping components installed in the secondary system of nuclear power plants are exposed to aging mechanisms such as FAC (Flow-Accelerated Corrosion), Cavitation, Flashing, and LDIE (Liquid Droplet Impingement Erosion). Those aging mechanisms can lead to thinning of the piping components. To manage the wall thinning degradation, most of utilities in the world predict the wall thinning rate based on the computational program such as CHECWORKS, COMSY, and BRT-CICERO, evaluate the UT (Ultrasonic Test) data, and determine next inspection timing, repair or replacement, if needed. There are several evaluation methods, such as band, blanket, and strip methods, commonly used for determining the wear of piping components from single UT inspection data. It has been identified that those single UT evaluation methods not only do not consider the manufacturing features of pipes, but also may exclude the data of the most thinned point when determining the representative wear rate of piping components. This paper describes a newly developed single UT evaluation method, E-Cross method, for solving above problems and introduces application examples for several pipes and elbows. It was identified that the E-Cross method using the length and width of UT data excluded the most thinned points appropriate as the single UT evaluation method for thinned piping components.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.44 no.6
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• pp.277-283
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• 2011

In this study, the cavitation test and electrochemical experiments were conducted for ALBC3(Cu-Al) alloy that has an excellent corrosion resistance and cavitation characteristic in sea water. Based on the ASTMG32 regulation, the cavitation test was performed with the cavitation and cavitation erosion tester using piezoelectric effect. The electrochemical characteristics are evaluated with potentiostatic experiments in activation polarization potential range. As a result, cavitation damage is increased proportionally to temperature and time at $30{\mu}m$ amplitude. It is appeared that acceleration period in weight loss presented over 6 hours under the cavitation environment in sea water. In addition, corrosion damages were observed at the potential range of -3.2~-1.4 V as the result of potensiostatic experiments during 12 hours in activation polarization potential range.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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• 1994.06a
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• pp.40-41
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• 1994

본 연구에서는 윤활유에 해수가 혼입된 유화유중에서 음극방식에 의한 선박용 베어링 합금재의 침식-부식억제에 관한 연구를 위하여, 초음파 진동장치의 캐비네이션 발생장치에 의해 선박용 베어링 합금재의 캐비네이션 침식-부식방지를 위해 음극방식(Cathodic protection)실험을 실시하였다. 이실험을 토대로 하여 해수의 혼입에 따른 유화유중에서 음극방식에 의한 베어링 합금재의 침식-부식억제효과를 구명하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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• 1996.05a
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• pp.47-52
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• 1996

본 연구에서는 각종 강구조물의 도장전 샌드블리스트 작업에 다른 공해를 방지하기 위해, 모래-물의 2상류를 분사할 수 있는 샌드블라스트 장치를 제작하여, 2상류 분사에 따른 마멸-부식(wear-corrosion)특성과 slurry erosion에 의한 anchor pattern 및 침식-마멸거동을 고찰하고, 물에 의한 강구조물의 부식방지를 위한 부식억제제가 강구조물의 도막에 미치는 방식특성을 구명함으로써 공해방지, 부식손상 및 산업의 국제경쟁력 향상에 기여하고자 한다.