원자력 발전소에서 배관 시스템은 냉각수 및 오염수를 운반하고 생성된 증기를 터빈으로 이동시켜 에너지를 생산하는 중요한 설비이다. 국내에 건설된 원자력 발전소의 가동연수가 증가함에 따라 배관 시스템의 물리적, 기계적 성질의 열화현상은 발생할 수 있으며 이를 경년열화로 정의한다. 배관 시스 템의 경년열화는 재료의 피로, 부식(국부감육), 마모 등과 같은 메커니즘을 통해 발생할 수 있으며 재 료의 강도 및 시스템의 성능 저하와 균열을 야기할 수 있다. 지속적이고 안정적인 에너지 생산을 위해 경제성과 정확도를 고려한 원전 배관 시스템의 손상 감시 기술은 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구는 원전 배 관 시스템의 손상 감시 기술을 개발하기 위한 기초적인 연구로써 배관 시스템의 취약요소로 판단되는 elbow의 국부적인 감육에 따른 거동의 변화를 분석하고자 한다.

Restraints of Branch Lines are used as earthquake-resistant support devices for fire-fighting pipes along with sway brace devices. The central types are aligned and fixed in a straight line with center of the pipe, but the eccentric types are fixed to on side of the pipe, so a bending moment occurs. In this study, three specimens each of central type and eccentric type were installed at an angle of 45° from the vertical and a monotonic compression load of 1340N was applied. All central type samples satisfied 17.8mm of the allowable displacement, but all eccentric type samples failed to meet the target load and buckled. Therefore, when considering the performance of eccentric type restraints, both compressive load and bending moment must be considered. Even through material mechanics calculations, the yield stress of eccentric type - 3/8 inch all threaded steel bolt - exceeds 320Mpa of the allowable stress. A experiment standards need to be established for eccentric type restraints.

The importance of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) in the industry is increasing due to various loads, such as earthquakes and wind, having a significant impact on the performance of structures and equipment. Estimating responses is crucial for the effective health management of these assets. However, using numerous sensors in facilities and equipment for response estimation causes economic challenges. Additionally, it could require a response from locations where sensors cannot be attached. Digital twin technology has garnered significant attention in the industry to address these challenges. This paper constructs a digital twin system utilizing the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model to estimate responses in a pipe system under simultaneous seismic load and arbitrary loads. The performance of the data-driven digital twin system was verified through a comparative analysis of experimental data, demonstrating that the constructed digital twin system successfully estimated the responses.

Damage to gas and fire protection piping systems can lead to secondary disasters after an earthquake, so their seismic design is crucial. Accordingly, various types of seismic restraint installations are being devised, and a new suspended piping trapeze restraint installation has also recently been developed in Korea. In this study, a cyclic loading test was performed on the developed trapeze support system, and its performance was evaluated according to ASHRAE 171, the standard for seismic and wind restraint design established by the American Society of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). The three support system specimens did not break or fracture, causing only insignificant deformations until the end of the experiment. Based on the experimentally rated strength and displacement performance, this trapeze support system is expected to control the seismic movement of piping during an earthquake.

Seismic fragility curves play a crucial role in assessing potential seismic losses and predicting structural damage caused by earthquakes. This study compares non-sampling-based methods of seismic fragility curve derivation, particularly the probabilistic seismic demand model (PSDM) and finite element reliability analysis (FERA), both of which require employing sophisticated finite element analysis to evaluate and predict structural damage caused by earthquakes. In this study, a three-dimensional finite element model of API 5L X65, a buried gas pipeline widely used in Korea, is constructed to derive seismic fragility curves. Its seismic vulnerability is assessed using nonlinear time-history analysis. PSDM and a FERA are employed to derive seismic fragility curves for comparison purposes, and the results are verified through a comparison with those from the Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS). It is observed that the fragility curves obtained from PSDM are relatively conservative, which is attributed to the assumption introduced to consider the uncertainty factors. In addition, this study provides a comprehensive comparison of seismic fragility curve derivation methods based on sophisticated finite element analysis, which may contribute to developing more accurate and efficient seismic fragility analysis.

The electrical connection between zinc metal and iron in contact with water prevents oxidation of iron until all zinc is dissolved, which is called a zinc sacrificial anode phenomenon. In the case of water pipes, zinc is often attached to the outside of the pipe, but examples of mounting zinc inside the pipe to prevent iron corrosion are not well known. Zinc devices sold for water pipes vary in the amount of zinc installed depending on the diameter of the pipe and the conditions of use, but the life of the product is generally expected to be 10-20 years until all zinc dissolves and disappears. Zinc ions dissolved from zinc to water in the pipe react with the calcium carbonate scale generated inside the pipe to consume zinc ions, and it was confirmed that the needle-shaped aragonite was converted into highly crystalline calcium after observing the scale crystal through an electron microscope. In addition, it is estimated that calcium ions of scale are replaced by zinc ions, gradually losing crystallinity, being deintercalated into the pipe, and oxygen in the water is consumed during the dissolution of zinc ions from zinc metals, turning red rust hematite (Fe2O3) into magnetite (Fe3O4). In addition, zinc ions were expected to move hundreds to thousands of meters depending on the diameter of the pipe in the new pipe, but it was confirmed that the travel distance was shortened in the case of pipes with many corrosion products.

배관 시스템은 기체 및 액체 등의 에너지원을 수송하기 위해 사용되며 주로 건물 내부에 설치되거나 지반에 매립되 어 설치된다. 매립된 배관 시스템은 지진이나 지반침하와 같은 큰 상대변위를 받을 수 있으며 이는 배관의 연결부에 손상을 야 기할 수 있다. 벨로우즈는 기하학적 특성으로 축방향 및 회전 변형을 일부 허용한다. 그러므로 벨로우즈 신축관이음을 적용하면 큰 상대변위에 의한 손상을 줄일 수 있는 것으로 예상된다. 하지만 벨로우즈의 성형과정에서 회선의 벽 두께 감소가 발생할 수 있으며 이는 휨 및 인장 성능에 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 본 연구는 단조하중을 받는 벨로우즈 신축관이음의 성능을 분석하기 위 한 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 또한 단조하중 실험 결과를 바탕으로 벨로우즈 신축관이음의 유한요소모델을 구축하였으며 실험 결과와 비교하여 검증하였다. 검증된 유한요소 모델을 이용하여 회선의 두께 감소에 의한 성능 변화를 분석하였다. 벽 두께 감 소율은 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%로 가정하였다. 해석 결과 인장 및 휨 하중에 따른 하중-변위 관계의 전체적인 강성과 최대 하 중이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 벽 두께 감소율이 25%일 때 인장 및 휨 하중에 따른 최대 하중은 각각 14%, 26% 감소하는 것 으로 나타났다.

시간영역반사계(TDR)는 케이블의 물리적 결함을 검사하는 기법이며 누수 탐지 분야로의 응용영역을 확대하고 있다. 본 연구는 시간영역반사계 기법을 활용하여 선박 기관실 해수 배관의 누설 감지용 케이블형 센서를 개발하였다. 케이블 센서의 형상은 꼬임형상과 흡습부재를 이용하여 제작하였으며 개발된 센서의 누수 감지 여부와 위치 탐지 가능성을 확인하였다. 개발된 센서는 실제 배관 시험 장치 에 부착하여 평가하였으며 해수 누설에 따른 다양한 TDR 신호를 취득하였다. 센서는 꼬임횟수, 피복 두께를 변수로 하여 제작하였으며 TDR 신호에 미치는 효과를 분석하였다. 실험 결과, 꼬임형 센서는 평행한 띠 형상의 센서에 비해 평활한 신호 취득이 가능하였으며 최적 꼬임 횟수는 단위길이 당 10회 이상인 것으로 나타났다. 절연 피복두께의 경우 적정 민감도 확보가 가능한 절연 피복부재의 두께는 도선 직경의 80%~120%로 확인되었다. 누수 위치 추정을 위해 회귀분석 실시 결과, 결정계수는 0.9998로 실제 누설 위치와 높은 상관관계를 나타 내었다. 결과적으로 제안된 TDR 기반의 누수 감지용 꼬임형 센서는 해수 배관 시스템의 누수 감시 센서로의 충분한 적용성을 확인하였다.

Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) occurring in underground buried pipes of API 5L X65 steel was investigated. MIC is a corrosion phenomenon caused by microorganisms in soil; it affects steel materials in wet atmosphere. The microstructure and mechanical properties resulting from MIC were analyzed by OM, SEM/EDS, and mapping. Corrosion of pipe cross section was composed of ① surface film, ② iron oxide, and ③ surface/internal microbial corrosive by-product similar to surface corrosion pattern. The surface film is an area where concentrations of C/O components are on average 65 %/ 16 %; the main components of Fe Oxide were measured and found to be 48Fe-42O. The MIC area is divided into surface and inner areas, where high concentrations of N of 6 %/5 % are detected, respectively, in addition to the C/O component. The high concentration of C/O components observed on pipe surfaces and cross sections is considered to be MIC due to the various bacteria present. It is assumed that this is related to the heat-shrinkable sheet, which is a corrosion-resistant coating layer that becomes the MIC by-product component. The MIC generated on the pipe surface and cross section is inferred to have a high concentration of N components. High concentrations of N components occur frequently on surface and inner regions; these regions were investigated and Na/Mg/Ca basic substances were found to have accumulated as well. Therefore, it is presumed that the corrosion of buried pipes is due to the MIC of the NRB (nitrate reducing bacteria) reaction in the soil.

Many piping systems installed in the power plant are directly related to the safety and operation of the plant. Various dampers have been applied to the piping system to reduce the damage caused by earthquakes. In order to reduce the vibration of the piping system, this study developed a steel coil damper (SCD) with a straightforward structure but excellent damping performance. SCD reduces the vibration of the objective structure by hysteretic damping. The new SCD damper can be applied to high-temperature environments since it consists of steel members. The paper introduces a design method for the elastoplastic coil spring, which is the critical element of SCD. The practical applicability of the design procedure was validated by comparing the nonlinear force-displacement curves calculated by design equations with the results obtained from nonlinear finite element analysis and repeated loading test. It was found that the designed SCD’s have a damping ratio higher than 25%. In addition, this study performed a set of seismic tests using a shaking table with an existing piping system to verify the vibration control capacity on the piping system by SCD. Test results prove that the SCD can effectively control the displacement vibration of the piping system up to 80%.

Scale and rust generation in water pipes is a common phenomenon when cast iron water pipes have been used for a long time. A physical water treatment device is known among various means for suppressing rust in a water pipe, and a zinc ionization device for putting zinc metal into a pipe and emitting the zinc cation into water is one of such devices. This research measured the amount of zinc ion generated, which is known to exhibit an effect of inhibiting rust and scale generation in a pipe, and examined the scale and rust inhibition effect of the ionization device installed for ground or building water supply. In the case of distilled water, the concentration of zinc ion increased by circulating water in the ionization device several times, and it was verified to be hundreds of μg/L, and in the case of discharging ground or tap water, it was verified to be tens of μg/L. In addition, a verification pipe was installed to confirm the change inside the pipe before and after installation of the zinc ionization device, and the internal condition of the pipe was observed 3 months to several years after installation. It was confirmed that the corrosion area of the surface of the pipe was no longer increased by installing a corrosion inhibitor, and if the pipe was already filled with corrosion products, the amount of corrosion products gradually decreased every year after installation. The phenomenon of fewer corrosion products could be interpreted as expanding the space in the pipe due to the corrosion product as Fe2O3 adhered to the inner surface of the pipe and turned into a smaller black Fe3O4. In addition, we found that scale such as CaCO3 together in the corrosion by-products gradually decreased with the attachment of the ionization device.

In this study, the performance was checked and the optimal conditions were found by machining the inner surface of a round pipe using the magnetic abrasive finishing method. In this experiment, an AL 6063 pipe was used as a sample. To check the performance of magnetic abrasive finising, the machining effect of different abrasive particle mixing ratio, rotation speed, and magnetic pole arrangement was analyzed through surface roughness (Ra) and weight removal measurement. The optimum mixing ratio was 3:1 of electrolytic iron to magnetic abrasive particles, the rotational speed was 1600rpm, and the best surface roughness was obtained in the N-S-N arrangement of magnetic poles.

In this study, by using a system analysis program(Fluid Flow), the correlation between the location where cladding damage occurs frequently inside the power plant seawater pipe and flow characteristics is analyzed, and the root cause and improvement plan are reviewed. As a result, it was confirmed that a high flow velocity occurred in the backwash piping(7.64m/s) and the front and rear ends of the flow control valve(5.93m/s). In addition, it was confirmed that cavitation occurs when the seawater level decreases below the saturated water vapor pressure at the rear end of the orifice. These areas are locations where the internal cladding damage occurs frequently in power plants, and the main cause of damage is considered to be excessive flow velocity and cavitation in the pipe. In order to solve this problem, improvement method such as installation of backwash pipe orifices, change of pipe shape at the front and rear end of flow control valve, and change of orifice type were derived.

The penetration depth, bead height, width, and internal porosity were analyzed to select the perfect penetration conditions for the STS316L tube material with an outer diameter of 38.1mm and a thickness of 3.4 mm. The welding conditions to secure a penetration depth of 3.4mm or more were selected. In addition, a welding range in which underfill does not occur was selected. The range of the selected conditions is the condition of a welding speed of 0.75 to 1.25m/min with an output of 2.0kW. The selected welding conditions were applied to STS316L tube orbital welding, and as a result of cross-sectional inspection after welding, a welded part of less than 4% of complete penetration and porosity was secured. The strength of the weld was measured to be more than 800kgf, and the hardness of the weld was found to decrease compared to the base material. The decrease in the hardness of the weld is judged by the annealing effect of the heat treated base material.

원자력 발전소에 지진격리장치를 설치하여 내진성능을 향상시킬 수 있다. 그러나 지진격리장치의 적용으로 지반과 구조물 사이에서 큰 상대 변위가 발생하게 된다. 따라서 지진격리된 구조물과 일반 구조물을 연결하는 연결배관시스템의 경우 지진리스크가 증가할 수 있다. 따라서 이러한 배관시스템의 지진취약도를 분석할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 지진취약도 분석 을 위해 지진격리된 APR1400 원자력발전소와 주증기관을 대상으로 지진취약도를 분석하였다. 주증기관은 지진격리된 nuclear island의 보조 건물과 터빈 건물을 연결하는 인터페이스 배관이다. 지진취약도 분석을 위한 파괴모드는 누출관통균열로 정의하였다. 누출은 실험결과와 수치해석을 통해 손상지수로 정량화하여 취약도 분석을 위한 파괴기준으로 사용하였다. 파괴기준의 변동에 의한 취약도 곡선의 변동성을 확인하기 위하여 손상지수의 최솟값, 최댓값, 평균값 및 중앙값을 파괴기준으로 하여 지진취약도 곡선을 작성하였다.