• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.536-542
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• 2011

원자력발전소의 이종금속 용접부는 PWSCC 결함에 민감한 것으로 알려져 있으며 기량검증된 검사자가 기량검증된 절차서를 사용하여 가동중검사 기간 중에 주기적인 검사를 수행하고 있다. 국내 원자력발전소 이종금속 용접부의 형상 조사 결과에 따르면 대부분의 이종금속 용접부가 경사진 노즐부나 인접부에 위치하는 것으로 나타났다. 일반적인 초음파 탐촉자를 사용하여 경사부위에 위치한 이종금속 용접부의 검사를 수행할 경우 초음파 탐촉자의 접근성이 제한되어 검사체적을 모두 검사하기가 어렵다. 특히 축방향 결함 검출을 위한 원주방향 주사에서는 초음파 탐촉자가 경사면에 위치하게 되면 반사체로부터 결함 신호를 얻기 가 어려우며 이에 따라 결함 검출이 어렵게 된다. 이러한 문제점을 극복하기 위해서는 경사면을 고려하여 비틀림 각도를 적용한 초음파 탐촉자를 사용하는 것이 필요하다. 모델링을 통하여 비틀림 굴절 종파탐촉자 를 설계하고 축방향 결함 검사용 비틀림 굴절 종파탐촉자를 제작하여 실험을 통하여 결함으로부터 신호를 취득하였다. 일반 탐촉자와 비틀림 각도가 적용된 탐촉자의 초음파 응답신호를 비교한 결과 비틀림 각도가 적용된 탐촉자의 초음파 응답신호가 훨씬 뛰어난 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.46-52
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• 2008

The restrictor, which is a fluid channel from a reservoir to a chamber inside a thermal micro actuator, has been fabricated using ArF and KrF excimer lasers, Diode-Pumped Solid State Lasers (DPSSL) and femtosecond lasers for a feasibility study. A numerical model of fluid dynamics for the actuator chamber and restrictor is presented. The model includes bubble formation and growth, droplet ejection through nozzle, and dynamics of fluid refill through the restrictor from a reservoir. Since an optimized and well-fabricated restrictor is important for a high frequency actuator, some special beam delivery setups and post processing techniques have been researched and developed. The effects of variations of the restrictor length, diameter, and tapered shapes are simulated and the results are analyzed to determine the optimal design. The numerical results of droplet velocity and volume are compared with the experimental results of a cylindrical-shaped actuator. It is found that the micro actuators having tapered restrictors show better high frequency characteristics than those having a cylindrical shape without any notable decrease of droplet volume. The laser-fabricated restrictors demonstrate initial feasibility for the laser direct ablation technique although more development is required.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.312-318
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• 2012

With an increasing trend toward miniaturization, electrical discharge machining(EDM) has been receiving a lot of attention as a suitable production technology for micro-parts, since it enables the machining of hard conductive materials with a high degree of repeatability and without alteration to the material. When a micro-hole is fabricated by EDM, however, the diameter of the inlet hole is larger than that of the outlet region due to the additional discharge effect caused by the eroded particles. In this paper, a shot blasting surface treatment, in which an abrasive material is accelerated through a pressurized nozzle and directed at the surface of a part, is suggested as an effective method to reduce the tapered shape of EDM micro-hole. In addition, the influence of process parameters such as spark-on time and electrode diameter on the machining performance was investigated. It is shown quantitatively that the difference in diameter between the inlet and outlet holes decreases with the shot blasting treatment and with decreasing spark-on time.