• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 유체기계공업학회 2002년도 유체기계 연구개발 발표회 논문집
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• pp.499-503
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• 2002

This work focuses on eliminating tiny particles from the coolant in a nuclear pipe line by using a permanent magnet on the exterior surface of the pipe. This method have some merits compared with the many applied methods and is expected to be applied to most of the pipe lines in the nuclear plant. For instance in this method, a ring is attached to the exterior surface of the pipe, so that it does not affect the inflows directly. Further, the cost needed in the initial build-up of the facility is low.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.734-742
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• 2005

The present study proposes the integrity evaluation model for a straight pipe with local wall thinning defect, which reflects the characteristics of training shape and loading condition in the Piping of nuclear power plant. For this purpose, a series of finite element analyses are performed under various defect geometries and loading conditions, and real pipe experiment data performed previously is employed. The model includes the effect of thinning length as well as thinning depth and width, and also it considers the combined loading effect between internal pressure and bending moment. The proposed model has been validated using the results of finite element analysis and pipe experiment data. The results indicate that the proposed model provides more reliable predictions of pipe failure than the current existing model, in terms of accuracy, consistency, and conservativeness of results.

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 1995년도 추계학술발표회논문집(1)
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• pp.364-370
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• 1995

The One-dimensional fin model is used to analyze the angular wall temperature variation of long horizontal lines, where stratification could result in top-to-bottom differences in wall temperatures. The top and bottom sections are treated separately and coupled by boundary conditions. The thermal stratification analysis is focused on the effects of the heat transfer rates at the pipe surface. The results show that the heat transfer rate at the pipe surface is the controlling parameter which reduce significantly the temperature difference in pipe circumferential direction. The one-dimensional fin modelling analysis results are verified by comparison with the operating PWR test data. The circumferential temperatures of pipe calculated by one-dimensional fin modelling agree well with the PWR plant test data.

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.20-24
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• 2009

There is extensive tubing pipe in the nuclear power plant under high temperature and pressure. Erosion and corrosion defects are expected on this tubing pipe due to environmental and mechanical factors. In this study, Guided Ultrasonic Wave technique was applied to detect defects. The technique explores the advantages of the Guided Ultrasonic Wave method that inspects along the wall of the pipe and can travel long distances, providing rapid collection of data. This paper presents a case study of the Guided Ultrasonic Wave testing of 3/8" tubing pipe. This study offers to understand detected signals through correlation between amplitude and depth of defects.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.175-183
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• 2008

In this paper, a new in-pipe inspection robot was developed for inspecting a large number of circular pipe insides of the sea plant, ships, and buildings. A new pressure generation system was devised to inspect circular pipes with different diameters and to move up and down slant or perpendicular slopes inside of the pipe. Also, a design method was analyzed to decide the capacity of driving motor for the robot if the mass and maximum velocity of the robot are identified. According to the design specification, a robot was developed and was tested to verify the performance of the pressure generation system. For tests, a control system was developed.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.2935-2944
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• 2000

Gas tungsten arc(GTA) welding is used to rrpiar the seat ring in swing type check valve in power plant because of its high weld quality. In order to automate the welding process, it is needed to analyze the process of inside pipe girth welding. In this study, the shapes of weld bead on pipe inside and outside were predicted and its validity was investigated. On the assumption that the welding arc had a bivariate gaussian distribution, analytical solution was derived to predict the temperature distribution in pipe weld using mapping under consideration of physical relationships. The size of weld bean could be predicted from this equation and its accuracy was verified by experiments.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.67-76
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• 2000

Significant wall thinning due to flow accelerated corrosion(FAC）was recently reported in main feedwater pipes in 3 Korean pressurized water reactor(PWR) plants. The main feedwater pipes in one plant were repaired using overlay weld method at the outside of pipe, while those in 2 other plants were replaced with new pipes. In this study, the effect of the wall thinning in the main feedwater pipes on piping integrity was evaluated using finite element method. Especially, the effects of both the overlay weld repair and the stress concentration in notch-type thinned area on the piping integrity were investigated. The results are as follows : (1) The piping load carrying capacity may significantly decrease due to FAC. In special, the load carrying capacity of the main feedwater pipe was reduced by about 40% during about 140 months operation in Korean PWR plants. (2) By performing overlay weld repair at the outside of pipe, the piping load carrying capacity can increase and the stress concentration level in the thinned area can be reduced.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2018

일반적인 플랜트 산업에서의 파이프라인은 지지형식으로만 구조설계를 하고 있으며 시공방법이 용접에 의한 단순접합방법을 선호하고 있다. 그러나 플랜트 산업 특성상 용접 불꽃에 의한 화재발생시 매우 위험함으로 통상적인 고장력 볼트 접합을 단순화하여 내진성능이 확보되는 파이프랙 접합방식을 개선하는 연구이다. 연구결과 H-Beam 대 H-Beam의 접합기술의 향상과, 내진성능이 향상된 파이프랙 구조기술 개발, 파이프랙 제작 및 설치 시간 단축 기술 개발, 다양한 방법의 철 구조물 설치 기술 개발, 적용분야 확대에 따른 기술의 접근성 향상이라는 효과를 얻을 수 있다. 경제적 측면에서는 기존 파이프랙 공법에 비해 현장설치 공정 축소로 인건비 및 장비비 절감 효과를 기대할 수 있으며, 자재비의 경우 H-Beam 연결을 위한 고장력 볼트의 수량 감소효과 대비 대량생산을 위한 금형비용 발생으로 원가가 절감될 수 있다. 안정성 측면에는 기존의 현장설치에서 나타났던 다소 큰 위험성 요소를 최소화시킬 수 있는 공장제작 공정을 통해 접합 작업자의 안정성을 증대시킬 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제32권5D호
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• pp.473-481
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• 2012

천연가스는 타 화석연료에 비해 온실가스를 적게 배출하는 청정연료로서 가채연수가 길고 상대적으로 가격 변동이 적어 세계적으로 사용량이 증대되고 있으며, 이에 따라 신규 가스전 개발 및 대규모의 천연가스 플랜트 건설 사업이 세계 각지에서 추진되고 있다. 특히 다양한 플랜트 사업 중 해외 천연가스 파이프라인 사업의 경우 보다 안정적이고 효율적인 천연가스의 수송을 위해 지역 간이나 국가 간에 적용되는 방식으로서 건설 수요가 괄목할만하게 증가하고 있으며 이미 전체 천연가스 교역의 72%를 차지하고 있다. 그러나 우리나라의 경우 해외의 주요 가스전과의 물리적인 거리 및 저장시설에 한정된 수요 발생으로 인해 해외 파이프라인 공종의 참여가 뒤떨어져 있는 것이 현실이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 해외 천연가스 파이프라인 사업의 진출을 위해 사업계획 단계를 중심으로 표준화된 업무 프로세스 모델을 구축하고자 하였다. 국 내외의 파이프라인 사업 및 해외건설 프로세스를 분석하고, 해외 천연가스 파이프라인 사업의 특성을 반영하여 3단계의 레벨을 가진 업무 프로세스 모델을 도출하였다. 이후 전문가를 활용하여, 업무 프로세스 모델을 테스트베드에 적용하여 실무적 검증을 수행하였으며, 이와 별도로 추가적인 설문조사를 통해 본 연구에서 제시된 업무 프로세스 모델의 적용성과 효용성을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서 제시된 업무 프로세스 모델을 기반으로 기업의 노하우를 반영한다면, 해외 천연가스 사업 의사결정을 위한 객관적인 기준으로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.12-18
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• 2015

Since the operation period of nuclear power plants has increased, the degradation of buried pipes gradually increases and recently it seems to be one of the emerging issues. Maintenance on buried pipes needs high quality of management system because outer surface of buried pipe contacts the various soils but inner surface reacts with various electrolytes of fluid. In the USA, USNRC and EPRI have tried to manage the degradation of buried pipes. However, there is little knowledge about the inspection procedure, test and manage program in the domestic nuclear power plants. This paper focuses on the development and build-up of real-time monitoring and control system of buried pipes. Pipes to be tested are tape-coated carbon steel pipe for primary component cooling water system, asphalt-coated cast iron pipe for fire protection system, and pre-stressed concrete cylinder pipe for sea water cooling system. A control system for cathodic protection was installed on each test pipe which has been monitored and controlled. For the calculation of protection range and optimization, computer simulation was performed using COMSOL Multiphysics (Altsoft co.).