• Title of article

    EvaluationoftheburstcharacteristicsforaxialnotchesonSGtubings

  • Author/Authors

    SeongSikHwang، نويسنده , , HongPyoKim، نويسنده , , JoungSooKim، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    139
  • To page
    143
  • Abstract
    Someeventsofsteamgeneratortubeshavebeenreportedinsomenuclearpowerplantsaroundtheworld.Maincausesoftheleakagearefromvarioustypesofcorrosioninthesteamgenerator(SG)tubing.Primarywaterstresscorrosioncracking(PWSCC)ofsteamgeneratortubinghaveoccurredinmanytubesinKoreanplants,andtheywererepairedusingsleevesorplugs.Inordertodevelopproperrepaircriteria,itisnecessarytoascertaintheleakbehaviorofthetubings.Ahigh-pressureleakandbursttestingsystemwasmanufactured.Varioustypesofelectro-discharged-machined(EDM)notcheshavingdifferentlengthsweremachinedontheo.d.oftesttubestostudySGtubebehavior.Leakrateandligamentrupturepressureaswellastheburstpressureweremeasuredforthetubesatroomtemperature.Rupturepressureofthepartthrough-walldefecttubesdependsonthedefectdepthandlength.Waterflowratesaftertherupturewereindependentoftheflawtypes;tubeshaving20–60mmlongEDMnotchesshowedsimilarflowratesregardlessoftheinitialdefectdepth.Afastpressurizationrategeneratedalowerburstpressurethanthecaseofaslowpressurization.
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Serial Year
    2004
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Record number

    894784