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A Study on the Optimum Generation Condition of Ultrasonic Guided Waves for Insulation Pipelines

단열된 배관의 유도초음파 최적 발생조건 선정에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Dong-Hoon (The Institute of Gas Safety R&D, Korea Gas Safety Corporation) ;
  • Cho, Hyun-Joon (Institute of Safety And Quality) ;
  • Kang, To (Nuclear Technology Convergence Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Park, Dong-Jun (Institute of Safety And Quality) ;
  • Kim, Byung-Duk (The Institute of Gas Safety R&D, Korea Gas Safety Corporation) ;
  • Huh, Yun-Sil (The Institute of Gas Safety R&D, Korea Gas Safety Corporation) ;
  • Lee, Yeon-Jae (The Institute of Gas Safety R&D, Korea Gas Safety Corporation)
  • Received : 2016.10.10
  • Accepted : 2016.12.03
  • Published : 2016.12.31

Abstract

Pipeline is one of the most abundant components in petrochemical plant. It plays a critical role in transporting fluids. Some pipelines are thermally insulated by wrapping them with insulating materials to prevent the loss of energy. However, when corrosion begins under insulation, it cannot be easily seen without unwrapping the cover, and thus corrossion should be detected using a non-destructive ways such as ultrasound guided wave. In this paper, the piping where the CUI (Corrosion Under Insulation) which occurs in the insulation parts guided waves effectively the optimum condition which is theoretical for selected guided waves phase velocity dispersion curve and wave-structure. The results of this study are expected to be directly utilized for onsite inspection of pipeline's CUI in many petrochemical plants.

배관은 석유화학플랜트에서 가장 많은 구성요소이며, 주요설비들에서 생산된 물질을 수송하는 매우 중요한 역할을 수행한다. 특히, 저온 또는 고온의 물질을 수송하는 배관들의 경우 물질의 온도변화를 최소화하기 위해 보온재를 배관의 외면에 덮어 사용하는 경우가 다수이다. 그러나 이러한 보온재에 덮인 배관들에서 부식이 발생할 경우 보온재를 제거하지 않고서는 확인하기 어렵기 때문에 현장검사시 유도초음파를 이용한 비파괴적 방법이 사용되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 보온재 내부에서 발생하는 보온재하 부식(CUI : Corrosion Under Insulation)을 유도초음파를 사용하여 효과적으로 검출하기 위해서 유도초음파의 위상속도 분산선도와 파형구조의 이론적 해석을 통해 최적 발생조건을 선정하고자 하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다양한 석유화학플랜트 배관의 보온재하 부식에 대한 유도초음파를 이용한 현장검출에 적용할 경우 매우 유용할 것이다.

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