• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.881-889
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• 2002

Newly developed continuous indentation technique has made nondestructive assessment of tensile properties possible. The present study was undertaken to determine new parameters for indicating time-dependent material degradation of petro-chemical plant. Continuous indentation tests were performed for Cr-Ni steel and Cr-Mo steel which are widely used as facilities of petro-chemical plant. From the results, it was found that yield strength and tensile strength cannot be used as general degradation parameters because the changes in the strengths with aging time didn't show any tendency. On the other hand, work hardening exponent and yield ratio showed consistent tendency with increasing aging time. Therefore, nam attention of this work was paid on them as new degradation parameters, and the in-field applicability of the parameters was evaluated and discussed.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.09a
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• pp.92-94
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• 2008

폴리머 애자는 경량, 미려함, 소형, 비 분해 폭발 특성과 같은 다양한 장점 때문에 세라믹 애자를 대체하여 사용이 증가되고 있다. 그러나 폴리머 재료는 동일 목적의 세라믹 애자에 비하면 열화가 빠르고 성능이 저하되는 문제점이 있다. 최근 폴리머 애자의 사용기간이 10년 이상 경과하면서 이들에 대한 교체시기에 관한 관심이 증가하고 있으나 사용기간이 짧아 교체 시기론 예측하기 불가능한 실정이다. 이에 따라 본 논문에서는 국내에서 사용중인 폴리머애자 신품과 경년품의 복합가속열화시험을 실시하고 자연열화 시료와 비교하여 장기 열화특성을 평가하고 최적 교체방법을 제안하였다.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.34 no.11
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• pp.859-866
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• 1994

석유화학플랜트에서 운용되는 반응로, 저장탱크, 열교환기 등의 압력용기 그리고 배관 등의 시 설물은 장기간 사용함에 따라 고온, 고압, 부식성 분위기, 열응력, 피로 등 여러 가지 요인으로 경년열화되어 노후화 된다. 일반적으로 이들 설비들에서 작용하는 유체나 가스의 누출은 화재나 폭발과 같은 재해 뿐만아니라 주위 환경을 오염시켜 공해를 유발하게 되며, 이들 시설물에 대한 신뢰성 및 안전성 확보는 국가기간 산업에서 매우 중요하며 이와 관련된 장치의 설계, 시공 뿐만 아니라 시험검사 및 평가기술 측면에서도 중요시되고 있다. 플랜트 시설물에 대한 가동중 주기적인 안전진단은 현상의 파악 뿐만 아니라 인명과 재산의 손실을 미연에 예방하고 경제적 이고 효율적인 운영계획 수립에 필수적인 것이다. 이 글에서는 국내 석유화학플랜트의 검사현 황을 알아보고 앞으로 플랜트의 효율적 운영 및 안전 운전을 위한 가동중검사 기술 및 개선대 책에 대하여 기술하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.483-488
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• 2001

Until now, the tensile properties of materials can be obtained just in accordance with conventional tensile testing methods which are described in several standards such as ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) standard and BS (British Standard). For some cases including on-service facility materials, however, the standard testing methods cannot be applicable due to the destructive testing procedure and specimen size requirement. Therefore, simple, non-destructive and advanced indentation technique was proposed. This test measures indentation load-depth curve during indentation and analyzes the mechanical properties related to deformation and fracture. In this paper, the research trend of non-destructive evaluation of tensile properties using AIS (advanced indentation system) and its application fields are reviewed and discussed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.54-61
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• 1998

Since Cr-Mo-V steel has excellent fracture and creep properties at elevated temperature, they are extensively used as steam turbine components such as the turbine rotor. However, the turbine rotor steel used to suffer material degradation during long term service. Therefore, the assessment of the safety and residual life of the turbine rotor is periodically required during service. One of the most convenient techniques for that is the hardness method mainly due to its simplicity and nondestructive characteristics. In this research, six specimens with different aging times of turbine rotor steel were artificially prepared by an isothermal heat treatment at $630^{\circ}C$. The micro Vickers hardnesses of specimens were measured at room temperature. The relationships between the fracture properties and the hardness ratio were investigated. And also an indirect method to evaluate the residual life of degraded turbine rotor was proposed based on the micro Vickers hardness measurement.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Pressure Vessels and Piping
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.38-43
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• 2011

For the efficient and safe operation of nuclear power plant, evaluating quantitatively aging phenomenon of major components is necessary. Especially, typical aging parameters such as stresses and cumulative usage factors should be determined accurately to manage the lifetime of the plant facility. The 3-D finite element(FE) model is generated to calculate the aging parameters. Mechanical and thermal transfer functions called Green's functions are developed for the FE model with standard step input. The stress results estimated from transfer functions are verified by comparing with 3-D FE analyses results. Lastly, we suggest an effective fatigue evaluation methodology by using the transfer functions. The usefulness of the proposed fatigue evaluation methodology can be maximized by combining it with an on-line monitoring system.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.170-176
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• 2002

Nonlinear acoustic effect has been considered as an effective tool for the evaluation of material degradation. In this paper, the applicability of nonlinear acoustic effect to the evaluation of degraded 2.25Cr-1Mo steel is investigated. Firstly, artificial aging was performed to simulate the microstructural degradation in 2.25Cr-1Mo steel arising from long time exposure at $540^{\circ}C$. Secondly, ultrasonic nonlinear parameter was quantitatively measured by bi-spectrum and power spectrum. Nonlinear acoustic parameter from bi-spectrum was found to be clearly sensitive to the aging time.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.18-26
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• 2000

Boiler high-temperature pipelines such as main steam pipe, header and steam drum in fossil power plants are degraded by creep damage due to severe operating conditions such as high temperature and high pressure for an extended period time. Conventional measurement techniques(replica method, electric resistance method, and hardness test method) for measuring creep damage have such disadvantages as complex preparation and measurement procedures, too many control parameters. And also these techniques have low practicality and applied only to component surfaces with good accessibility. In this paper, artificial creep degradation test and ultrasonic measurement for their creep degraded specimens(Cr-Mo alloy steels) were carried out for the purpose of evaluation for creep damage. Absolute measuring method of quantitative ultrasonic measurement for material degradation was established, and long term creep degradation tests using life prediction formula were carried out. As a result of ultrasonic tests for crept specimens. we conformed that both the sound velocity decreased and attenuation coefficient linearly increased in proportion to the Increase of creep life fraction($\Phi$c).

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.25-33
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• 2012

In electric power transmission tower structures on offshore, implementation of life management using the event data of regular safety inspections for structural and material damages is strongly recommended. In this study, six tower structures in Sihwa Lake around Yeoungheung island were target bodies for the safety inspections. safety inspections for deterioration about each of six towers were performed about three items for steel member, five items for concrete foundation, and four items for steel-pipe pile in seawater and seawater itself. Safety inspections for steel members included the visual observations of surface appearances, the measurements of member thicknesses, and the checks of painting states. Also safety inspections for concrete foundations comprised the estimation of crack features, the evaluation of non-destructive compression strengths, and the measurements of neutralization depths and chlorides contents. For steel-pipe piles in seawater the inspections comprised the surveys of corrosion states in accordance with potential levels tests and anode tests, the analyses of photos taken on surfaces of the piles as well as the evaluation of seawater quality. A set of deterioration inspections was performed at the same positions around october of each year for three consecutive years. As a result in this study, Newly developed deterioration indexes have been applied profitably to maintain structural safety for electric power transmission towers by utilizing these event data systematically.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.2011_2012
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• 2009

내환경검증은 원자력발전소 안전성 관련 계통의 기기가 정상운전 및 설계기준 사고 환경에서 안전기능을 수행할 수 있는지를 검증하는 것이다. 기기검증 평가에 관한 사항은 원자력법시행규칙 '제19조의2(주기적안전성평가의 세부내용)에 따르며 세부평가 대상범위는 안전기능을 확보하기 위한 안전관련 전기기기, 기능이 상실되면 안전관련 기능 수행을 저해하는 비 안전관련 기기, 규제지침 Reg Guide 1.97에서 요구하는 사고 후 감시기기 등이며 국내의 경우에는 경수로형 원전 안전심사지침 제3.11에 따른 내환경검증 기계류 기기의 비금속 부품 등이 추가로 해당된다.