Polly-pigs를 이용한 노후급수관의 세관에 관한 연구

Old Service Pipe Cleaning of Polly-pigs Cleaning technique

본 연구에서는 기존 배관설비 분야에서 다양한 용도로 사용되고 있는 Polly-Pigs를 이용한 건물내 급수관의 스케일을 제거하기 위한 공법을 개발하여 이를 평가하였다. 15mm 노후관의 세관실험결과, KDP series에 의해서 직관부 또는 곡관부의 통수능은 3.5~15.4%까지 증가되는 것으로 나타났으며, 육안분석결과 대부분 제거가 이루어진 부분은 적색 스케일($Fe_2O_3{\cdot}3H_2O$)이었으며, 흑색 스케일($Fe_2O_4{\cdot}nH_2O$)의 제거에는 한계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 KDP series의 겉표면에서 Fine sand를 coating한 KDPS series에 의해서는 sand의 효과로 노후관의 통수능이 13.0~17.9%까지 증가되어 통수능이 95.9~99.5%까지 높게 회복되는 것으로 나타났으며, 대부분의 흑색 스케일도 크게 제거되는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 Cleaning v/v의 나선형 가이드 베인(Helical guide vane)과 Pigs의 회전날개(Rotating wing)의 영향으로 주행시 Pigs의 회전력은 크게 향상되어 16배이상 회전수가 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 이로 인해 100mm 급수관의 세관에서는 통수능이 90%인 노후관이 세관 후 통수능이 완전히 회복되는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 15mm 급수관에 비하여 매우 낮은 압력하에서도 세관효과가 높은 것으로 나타나 관경이 클수록 세관에 필요한 세관압력은 크게 감소되며, 세관효과는 증가되는 것으로 나타났다.

Polly-pigs technique was developed to remove internal rusts and scales from service pipes in the building by using Polly-pigs that were used as various applications in conventional plant pipelines. Results of cleaning experiments on 15mm GSP(Galvanic Steel Pipe) showed that hydraulic cross sectional area was more increased from 3.5% to 15.4% for straight part or elbow parts of several test pieces. Results of optical analysis also showed that rust and scale removed mostly by KDP series(only consisted of Polyurethane) were outside red colored scale ($Fe_2O_3{\cdot}H_2O$), and there was a limitation to the removal of black colored scale($Fe_2O{\cdot}nH_2O$) that was below red colored scale. But it was evaluated that KDPS series coated fine sand with KDP series could remove not only red colored scale but also black colored scale and more increase hydraulic cross sectional areas of 15mm GSP old service pipes from 13.0% to 17.9%. After KDPS series cleaning, hydraulic cross sectional areas of them were recovered from 95.9% to 99.5%. Turning force of Polly-pigs was largely improved by the effect of Helical guide vane(Cleaning v/v) and Rotating wing(Pigs), and the number of pig rotating also more increased sixteen times compared with conventional cleaning system without Helical guide vane and Rotating wing. After KDPC series cleaning of 100mm GSP old service pipes that hydraulic cross sectional areas were 90%, hydraulic cross sectional areas were almost recovered perfectly like new service pipes. Additionally pressure necessary to run Polly-pigs m 100mm GSP was lower and cleaning efficiency also was higher than 15mm GSP cleaning. Therefore it was thought that as the diameter of pipe was more increased, pressure necessary to clean service pipes was more decreased and cleaning efficiency was more increased in Polly-pigs cleaning.