• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.211-221
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• 2016

전세계의 인구 증가와 경제 발전은 지속적인 에너지 수요의 증가를 가져오고 있다. 특히, 전력부분에서는 아시아 및 아프리카, 그리고 중남미 등의 개발도상국을 중심으로 그 수요가 지속적으로 증가하고 있어 주요 에너지원인 석탄의 이용도 지속적으로 증가할 것으로 예측되고 있다. 그러나, 이산화탄소 및 대기오염원, 그리고 미세먼지 등의 배출 등은 석탄을 이용한 전력생산에 있어 환경친화적인 기술로의 대응방안 마련과 더불어, 고효율의 다양한 저급연료를 활용할 수 있는 발전 기술의 개발이 요구되고 있다. 이에, 기술개발 및 그 상용화 시장이 점차 증대되고 있는 초초임계 순환유동층 보일러에 대한 관심이 증대하고 있다. 초초임계 순환 유동층 보일러는 중소형의 아임계의 드럼형 구조에서 벗어나 대용량화의 기본 구조인 Once Through 형태의 증기 순환 구조를 지니고 100-300 MWe의 상업용 모듈의 복제를 통해 600 MW급이 상용화 운전 중에 있으며, 향후 설계가 완성된 800 MWe의 상업화 진행이 기대되고 있다. 초초임계 순환유동층 보일러는 2017년 이후 아임계 순환유동층 보일러 설치 용량을 추월하여 표준형 모델이 될 것으로 전망되고 있어, 본 논문에서의 이의 기술적 배경과 개발 현황 그리고 시장전망 등을 통해 기술적 이해를 도모하고자 한다.

• 플랜트 저널
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2010

This paper presents failure analysis on weld-joint of the waterwall tubes in USC boilers. Visual inspections were performed to find out the characteristics of the fracture. Additionally both microscopic characteristics and hardness test were carried out on failed tube samples. Failures seem to happen mainly because the welding process such as preheating and PWHT(post-weld heat treatment) was not conducted strictly. Thus, this paper has the purpose to describe the main cause of the poor welding process and to explain how to prevent similar failures in those weld-joints.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2010

The low alloy-steel material(1.0Cr-0.5Mo, SA213T12), which has widely been used for the waterwall tube in the conventional power plant, do not have enough creep rupture strength for waterwall tubes of the Ultra-supercritical(USC) boilers. According to this reason, the high-strength low alloy-steel(2.25Cr-1.0Mo, SA213T22) has newly been adopted for the waterwall tube in the USC boilers. This paper presents failure analysis on weld-joint of the waterwall tubes in USC boilers. Visual inspections were performed to find out the characteristics of the fracture. Additionally both microscopic characteristics and hardness test were carried out on failed tube samples. Failures seem to happen mainly because the welding process has not been conducted strictly.(preheating, P.W.H.T and so forth). Thus, this paper has the purpose to describe the main cause of the poor welding process and to explain how to prevent similar failures in those weld-joints.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.30-36
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• 2015

Austenite stainless steel(SA213-TP347H) has widely been used for the superheater & reheater tube in USC(ultra-supercritica) coal boiler because of its high creep rupture strength and anti-oxidation. But recently, the short-term failures have happened frequently in heat affected zone for only 4,000~15,000hours of service. Many investigations have been conducted to understand the failure mechanism. The root cause of failure was comfirmed to "strain induce participation hardening crack" or "reheat cracking". This mechanism often occurred due to weld residual stress and precipitation of the Cr, Nb carbides in the stabilized stainless steel such as TP347H. This paper presents an analysis of failure tube and effect of the sample tubes that conducting stabilizing heat treatment in site after 11,380hours & 16,961hours of service. Visual inspection was performed. In addition, microscopic characteristics was identified by O.M, SEM, and hardness test was carried out to find out the heat treatment effects. Failures seem to happen because of being not conducted stabilizing heat treatment in site. And another cause is inadequate weld parameter such as pass, ampere, voltage, inter-pass temperature. Thus, this paper has the purpose to describe that how to prevent similar failures in those weld-joints.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2018

A boiler system transforms water to pressured supercritical steam which drives the running of the turbine to rotate in the generator to produce electricity in power plants. Materials for building the tube system face challenges from high temperature creep damage, thermal fatigue/expansion, fireside and steam corrosion, etc. A database on the creep resistance strength and steam oxidation of the materials is important to the long-term reliable operation of the boiler system. Generally, the ferritic steels, i.e., grade 1, grade 2, grade 9, and X20, are extensively used as the superheater (SH) and reheater (RH) in supercritical (SC) and ultra supercritcal (USC) power plants. Currently, advanced austenitic steel, such as TP347H (FG), Super304H and HR3C, are beginning to replace the traditional ferritic steels as they allow an increase in steam temperature to meet the demands for increased plant efficiency. The purpose of this paper is to provide the state-of-the-art knowledge on boiler tube materials, including the strengthening, metallurgy, property/microstructural degradation, oxidation, and oxidation property improvement and then describe the modern microstructural characterization methods to assess and control the properties of these alloys. The paper covers the limited experience and experiment results with the alloys and presents important information on microstructural strengthening, degradation, and oxidation mechanisms.

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.141-148
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• 2016

This paper presents an overview of worldwide electric power development and National $700^{\circ}C$ Hyper Supercritical coal-fired power generation(HSC) focus on materials and manufacturing process. To Increase the efficiency of electric power generation, It is necessary to increase steam temperature and pressure. In that case, New material and manufacturing process shall be developed for boiler and turbine component in high temperature and pressure operating condition. Therefore, Much Efforts in worldwide are progressing to develop materials and manufacturing technology and to build and operate an HSC.