• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2003년도 추계학술대회 논문요약집
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• pp.218-218
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• 2003

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2009

Steam Generator(SG) tube is an important component of Nuclear Power Plant(NPP), which comprises of the pressure boundary of primary system. The integrity of SG tube has been confirmed by the eddy current test every outage. In Korea, Bobbin probe and MRPC probe have been generally used for the eddy current test. Meanwhile the usage of Array probe has gradually increased in U.S., Japan and other countries. In this study, we investigated the defect detection capability of the Array probe through its preliminary application to SG tube inspection. The Array probe has the equivalent capability in the defect detection and sizing as the conventional methods. Thus it is desirable that the Array probe is generally applied to SG tube inspection in the domestic NPPs.

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.34-39
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• 2008

Steam Generator(SG) tubes are classified as one of the key components in nuclear power plants, and they should be periodically examined by the intensified management program for the assurance and diagnosis of their structural integrity. In this study, we use the optimum analysis technique to draw the detection and categorization of bowing(BOW) signals; abnormal tube-to-tube proximity in the SG upper bundle free span area. The locations in which BOW signals are detected likely have latent degradation of ODSCC(Outer Diameter Stress Corrosion Cracking). For the sake of timely and correct detection of BOW signals and diagnosis of ODSCC, we carried out the experimental demonstrations using a reduced mock-up. And we validated the MRPC(Motorized Rotating Pancake Coil) analysis technique is better than the bobbin. Hence, it comes to conclusion that the optimum analysis technique can be a good alternative for the reliable SG tube examination.

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2011

The integrity of the SG(Steam Generator) tubes has been challenged by numerous factors such as flaws, operation, atmosphere, inherently degraded materials, loose parts and even human errors. Of the factors, loose parts(or foreign materials) on the secondary side of the tubes can bring about volumetric defects and even leakage from the primary to the secondary side in a short period of time. More serious concerns about the loose parts are their unknown influx path and rapid growth rate of the defects affected by the loose parts. Therefore it is imperative to detect and characterize the foreign materials and the defects. As a part of the measures for loose part detection, TTS(Top of Tubesheet) MRPC(Motorized Rotating Pancake Coils) ECT has been carried out especially to the restricted high probability area of the loose part. However, in the presence of loose parts in the other areas, wide range loose part detection techniques are required. In this study, loose part standard tube was presented as a way to accurately detect and characterize loose part signals. And the SG tube ECT bobbin coil and MRPC ISI(In-service Inspection) data of domestic OPR-1000 and Westinghouse Model F(W_F) were reviewed and consequently, comprehensive loose part detection technique is derived especially by applying bobbin coil signals

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.2004-2011
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• 2004

The applicability of the ultrasonic C-scan inspection is restricted due to the deterioration of mechanical properties of specimen during the test. Therefore, the aim of this research is applied to Eddy Current (EC) test substitute for the C-scan inspection in CFRP tube containing defects. This research is to evaluate the EC signals for the inspection of CFRP tube containing various circular hole defects (20% to 100% depth to the specimen thickness) using the unloading specimen and radial loading specimen. This study was considered the following points; 1) Analysis of EC signals for the inspection of saw-cut defect and circular hole defect, 2) The evaluation of defect depths and EC signals relationship. 3) Variation of EC signal owing to the radial load. In conclusions, the high frequency such as 300∼500 kHz made it possible to the inspection of 40% to 100% defects. Particularly, in case of 20% defect, the EC signal was not detected due to the noise of micro-crack and delamination. While the depth of the hole defects were decreasing, the difference of the phase angle between unloading specimen and radial loading specimen was gradually increasing.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.184-190
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• 2008

원전 증기발생기 전열관의 건전성을 평가하기 위해서 여러 가지 와전류검사 기법이 적용되고 있다. 이와 같은 와전류검사 기법중에서 보빈탐촉자 기법은 전열관에 발생할 수 있는 축방향균열, 마모 검사에 적용하고 있으며, MRPC 기법은 튜브시트 상단 및 곡관부위 균열의 정밀검사에 적용된다. 원전 증기발생기 전열관의 설치공정 혹은 운전중에 전열관에 덴트(dent, 혹은 ding) 및 벌지(bulge)가 형성될 수 있으며, 와전류검사에서 이러한 지시는 결함으로 간주하지 않기 때문에 일정 크기 이상의 지시만 검사보고서에 기록하여 관리하고 있다. 이러한 지시는 보빈탐촉자 기법으로 용이하게 검출이 가능하고 보빈단면형상검사에 의해 대략적인 크기의 측정이 가능하지만, 정확한 크기 및 형상은 알 수는 없으므로 본 연구에서는 단면형상검사의 정확도를 증가시키기 위해 $8{\times}1$ 다중코일 탐촉자를 설계 개발하여 그 정확도를 평가하였다. 한편, OPR-1000형 증기발생기 전열관의 튜브시트 확관 천이영역에 형성된 덴트부위에 균열성 결함이 발생할 가능성이 높기 때문에 일부 발전소에서는 예방차원의 슬리빙을 수행하고 있다 이와 같은 슬리빙 대상 전열관 선정시 본 검사기법을 활용하면 유용할 것으로 판단된다.