• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
• /
• 제4권2호
• /
• pp.29-33
• /
• 2008

As the measures of nuclear power plant utilities and manufacturers to reduce the defects of tube expansion region during manufacturing steam generators, many types of NDEs(Non-Destructive Examinations) are conducted to inspect the expansion region. The expansion region of tube is subject to degrade because of stress concentration induced by tube expansion, sludge pile and high temperature. So the inspections for tube expansion region have been reinforced. Liquid penetrant test, helium leak test, Bobbin profile test and hydraulic test are performed to confirm the integrity of tube expanded by hydraulic expansion method. Liquid penetrant test and helium leak test are used to inspect seal weld region on tubesheet end part. Bobbin Profile test is used to inspect fully the expanded region of steam generator tube. Hydraulic test finally verifies the integrity of seal weld region on tubesheet end part.

• 비파괴검사학회지
• /
• 제30권3호
• /
• pp.225-235
• /
• 2010

There are many types of the geometric transitions such as dent, bulge, protrusion, expansion, etc, on the inner and outer surfaces of heat exchanger tubes, steam generator tubes, and condenser tubes of nuclear power plants. Such geometric transition causes a local residual stress in heat exchanger tubes and acts as a structural factor accelerating the evolution of defects, in particular stress corrosion cracks. In the conventional eddy current test methods, the bobbin coil profilometry can provide 2-dimensional geometric information on the variation of the average inner diameter along the tube length, but the 3-dimensional distribution and the quantitative size of a local geometric transition existing in the tube cannot be measured. In this paper, a new eddy current probe, developed for the 3-dimensional profile measurement, is introduced and its superior performance is compared with that from the conventional bobbin coil profilometry for the various types of geometric transition. Also, the accuracy of the probe for the quantitative profile measurement is verified by comparing the results with that from the laser profilometry. It is expected that the new eddy current probe and techniques can be effectively used for an optimization of the tube expansion process, and the management of tubes with geometric transitions in service.

• 비파괴검사학회지
• /
• 제28권2호
• /
• pp.184-190
• /
• 2008

원전 증기발생기 전열관의 건전성을 평가하기 위해서 여러 가지 와전류검사 기법이 적용되고 있다. 이와 같은 와전류검사 기법중에서 보빈탐촉자 기법은 전열관에 발생할 수 있는 축방향균열, 마모 검사에 적용하고 있으며, MRPC 기법은 튜브시트 상단 및 곡관부위 균열의 정밀검사에 적용된다. 원전 증기발생기 전열관의 설치공정 혹은 운전중에 전열관에 덴트(dent, 혹은 ding) 및 벌지(bulge)가 형성될 수 있으며, 와전류검사에서 이러한 지시는 결함으로 간주하지 않기 때문에 일정 크기 이상의 지시만 검사보고서에 기록하여 관리하고 있다. 이러한 지시는 보빈탐촉자 기법으로 용이하게 검출이 가능하고 보빈단면형상검사에 의해 대략적인 크기의 측정이 가능하지만, 정확한 크기 및 형상은 알 수는 없으므로 본 연구에서는 단면형상검사의 정확도를 증가시키기 위해 $8{\times}1$ 다중코일 탐촉자를 설계 개발하여 그 정확도를 평가하였다. 한편, OPR-1000형 증기발생기 전열관의 튜브시트 확관 천이영역에 형성된 덴트부위에 균열성 결함이 발생할 가능성이 높기 때문에 일부 발전소에서는 예방차원의 슬리빙을 수행하고 있다 이와 같은 슬리빙 대상 전열관 선정시 본 검사기법을 활용하면 유용할 것으로 판단된다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
• /
• 제31권5호
• /
• pp.543-551
• /
• 2011

Steam generator tubes for nuclear power plants contain the local shape transitions on their inner or outer surface such as dent, bulge, over-expansion, eccentricity, deflection, and so on by the application of physical force during the tube manufacturing and steam generator assembling and by the sludge (that is, corrosion products) produced during the plant operation. The structural integrity of tubes will be degraded by generating the corrosive crack at that location. The profilometry using the traditional bobbin probes which are currently applied for measuring the profile change of tubes gives us basic information such as axial locations and average magnitudes of deformations. However, the three-dimensional quantitative evaluation on circumferential locations, distributional angle, and size of deformations will have to be conducted to understand the effects of residual stresses increased by local deformations on corrosive cracking of tubes. Steam generator tubes of Korean standard nuclear power plants expanded within their tube-sheets by the explosive expansion method and suffered from corrosive cracks in the early stage of power operation. Thus, local deformations of steam generator tubes at the top of tube-sheet were measured with an advanced rotating probe and a laser profiling system for the two cases where the tubes expanded by the explosive expansion method and hydraulic expansion. Also, the trends of eccentricity, deflection, and over-expansion of tubes were evaluated. The advanced eddy current profilometry was confirmed to provide accurate information of local deformations compared with laser profilometry.