• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.199-210
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• 2022

This study build finite element analysis (FEA) models describing the bending events of coiled tubing (CT) at the wellhead and trips into the hole, accurately provide the state of stress and strain while the CT is in service. The bending moment and axial force history curves are used as loads and boundary conditions in the diametrical growth models to ensure consistency with the actual working conditions in field operations. The simulation diametrical growth results in this study are more accurate and reasonable. Analysis the factors influencing fatigue and diametrical growth shows that the internal pressure has a first-order influence on fatigue, followed by the radius of the guide arch, reel and the CT diameter. As the number of trip cycles increase, fatigue damage, residual stress and strain cumulatively increase, until CT failure occurs. Significant residual stresses remain in the CT cross-section, and the CT exhibits a residual curvature, the initial residual bending configuration of CT under wellbore constraints, after running into the hole, is sinusoidal. The residual stresses and residual bending configuration significantly decrease the buckling load, making the buckling and buckling release of CT in the downhole an elastic-plastic process, exacerbating the helical lockup. The conclusions drawn in this study will improve CT models and contribute to the operational and economic success of CT services.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.1118-1124
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• 2023

Experimental study on the fluidelastic instability (FEI) of a curved tube bundle in single phase downward cross flow is investigated for the design qualification and analysis input preparation of helical coiled steam generator tubing. A 6×9 normal square curved tube array with equal and different vertical/horizontal pitch-to-diameter ratio was under-tested up to 6 m/s in term of gap flow velocity to measure the critical velocity for FEI. The critical velocity for FEI was measured at the turning point from the vibration amplitude plot along the gap flow velocity. Our test results were compared with straight tube results and published data in the design guideline. The applicability of the current design guidelines to a curved tube bundle is also assessed. We found that introducing frequency difference in a curved tube array increases the critical velocity for fluidelastic instability.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.261-270
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• 2018

심부시추공 처분에서 정치기구와 처분용기 사이를 연결하는'J-slot joint'를 대체할 수 있는 새로운 접속장치를 개발하고자 하였다. 새로운 접속장치는 처분용기 쪽의 쐐기와 이를 체결할 수 있는 정치기구 쪽의 쐐기집으로 구성되었다. 새로운 접속 장치는 부품교체 없이도 체결과 분리가 자유롭고, Drill pipe 외에도 Wire-line이나 Coiled tubing 등의 정치기구와도 연결이 가능한 장점을 갖추었다. 새로운 접속장치의 실증을 위해, 1/3 크기로 새로운 접속장치(${\Phi}110mm$, H 148 mm), 처분용기 2단 행렬(${\Phi}140mm$, H 1,105 mm), 그리고 모의 시험공(${\Phi}150mm$, H 1,500 mm)을 설계 및 제작하였다. 새로운 접속장치의 실증시험용 머드로는 Na형 벤토나이트(MX-80)와 Ca형 벤토나이트(GJ-II)를 고형분 함량 7wt% 및 29wt%로 각각 제조하여 사용하였다. 실증시험 결과, 새로운 접속장치는 벤토나이트 머드와 순수 조건에 대해 $10m{\cdot}min^{-1}$ 속도에서 무리없이 작동하였다. 결론적으로, 심부시추공 처분을 위한 새로운 처분용기 접속장치는 정치와 회수를 위한 접속장치로 향후 유용하게 활용될 수 있다고 보았다.