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ASSESSMENT OF WALL-THINNING IN CARBON STEEL PIPE BY USING LASER-GENERATED GUIDED WAVE

  • Kim, Do-Youn (Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Cho, Youn-Ho (Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Joon-Hyun (Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University)
  • Received : 2009.12.15
  • Accepted : 2010.07.13
  • Published : 2010.10.31
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Abstract

The objective of this research is to estimate the crack location and size of a carbon steel pipe by using a laser ultrasound guided wave for the wall thinning evaluation of an elbow. The wall thinning of the carbon steel pipe is one of the most serious problems in nuclear power plants, especially the wall thinning of the carbon steel elbow caused by Flow-Accelerated Corrosion (FAC). Therefore, a non-destructive inspection method of elbow is essential for the nuclear power plants to operate safely. The specimens used in this study were carbon steel elbows, which represented the main elements of real nuclear power plants. The shape of the wall thinning was an oval with a width of 120mm, a length of 80mm, and a depth of 5mm. The L(0,1) and L(0,2) modes variation of the ultrasound guided wave signal is obtained from the response of the laser generation/air-coupled detection ultrasonic hybrid system represent the characteristics of the defect. The trends of these characteristics and signal processing were used to estimate the size and location of wall thinning.

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