DocumentCode
864224
Title
Advances in Acoustic Leak Monitoring Instrumentation
Author
Smith, J.R. ; Rao, D.M. ; Wassel, W.W.
Author_Institution
Westinghouse Electric Corporation Nuclear Energy Systems P.O. Box 598 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230
Volume
30
Issue
1
fYear
1983
Firstpage
825
Lastpage
832
Abstract
A microprocessor-based acoustic leak monitoring system is described. The system provides a nuclear reactor operator with continuous data regarding the presence of leaks in plant fluid systems. The features of the system are briefly discussed with emphasis on the specially developed acoustic transducer and data processing. Data gathered at several power plants covering various leak types are presented.
Keywords
Acoustic applications; Acoustic signal detection; Coolants; Inductors; Instruments; Leak detection; Monitoring; Power generation; Reactor instrumentation; Valves;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1983.4332385
Filename
4332385
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