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Leakage Localization with an Acoustic Array that Covers a Wide Area for Pipeline Leakage Monitoring in a Closed Space

닫힌 공간에서의 광역배관 누출 감시를 위한 배열센서를 이용한 누설 위치 검출

  • 박춘수 (한국표준과학연구원 삶의질측정표준본부 안전측정센터) ;
  • 전종훈 (현대중공업 기반기술연구소) ;
  • 박진호 (한국원자력연구원 원자력융합기술개발부)
  • Received : 2013.09.10
  • Accepted : 2013.10.15
  • Published : 2013.10.30
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Abstract

It is of great importance to localize leakages in complex pipelines for assuring their safety. A sensor array that can detect where leakages occur enables us to monitor a wide area with a relatively low cost. Beamforming is a fast and efficient algorithm to estimate where sources are, but it is generally made use of in free field condition. In practice, however, many pipelines are placed in a closed space for the purpose of safety and maintenance. This leads us to take reflected waves into account to the beamforming for interior leakage localization. Beam power distribution of reflected waves in a closed space is formulated, and spatial average is introduced to suppress the effect of reflected waves. Computer simulations and experiments ensure how the proposed method is effective to localize leakage in a closed space for structural health monitoring.

배관에서 발생한 문제는 비단 배관의 손상뿐만 아니라, 배관과 연결된 주요기기 혹은 시스템 전체의 작동에도 영향을 주기 때문에 이상 유무에 대한 감시가 필요하다. 특히, 원전 2차계통의 배관들은 안전상의 이유로 넓은 실내 공간 내에 복잡하게 배치되어 있다. 넓은 영역에 배치되어 있는 전체 배관의 누출 상태 감시를 하기 위해서는 센서 배열을 이용한 원격지에서의 누출 감시 방법이 효율적인데, 닫힌 공간 내에 있기 때문에 발생하는 반사파의 영향을 고려하여야 한다. 따라서 복잡한 실내 공간에서 발생하는 반사파의 특성과 빔형성법에의 영향을 수학적으로 살펴보았다. 그리고 반사파의 영향을 줄이는 공간평균방법을 적용한 빔형성법을 사용하여 광역배관의 구조 건전성 감시가 가능한 방법에 대해 제안하고, 이를 모사한 전산 모의실험과 누출 배관의 축소 모형 장치를 이용한 실험을 통하여 그 적용성을 검증하였다.

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