KR102225562B1 - 초음파를 이용한 핵연료봉 클래딩의 검사장치 - Google Patents
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Abstract
본 발명에 따르면 핵연료봉 클래딩을 비파괴적인 방법으로 검사함으로써 내부에 존재하는 균열이나 공동 등의 결함을 정확하고 신속하게 확인할 수 있는 효과가 있다.
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도 2는 원자로의 제어봉 구동장치 용접부의 균열 발생 및 누출의 설명에 제공되는 도면.
도 3은 종래기술에 따른 원자로 상부헤드 제어봉 구동장치 관통관 용접부 비파괴 검사장치의 구조를 나타낸 단면도.
도 4는 본 발명의 실시예에 따른 검사장치의 구조를 개략적으로 나타낸 사시도.
도 5는 도 4의 검사장치의 외부구조를 정면도.
도 6은 37도 결함이 발생했을 때 입사각을 구하는 방법을 나타낸 개념도.
도 7은 20도 결함이 발생했을 때 입사각을 구하는 방법을 나타낸 개념도.
202 : 몸체 204 : 제어부
206 : 수조 208 : 회전모터
210 : 프로브 212 : 초음파센서
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- 핵연료봉을 보호하는 핵연료봉 클래딩(10) 말단부에 초음파를 통과시키고, 상기 핵연료봉 클래딩(10)을 통과한 초음파의 파형을 분석하여 결함의 존재와 위치를 확인하도록 하는 검사장치로서,
몸체(202)와;
상기 핵연료봉 클래딩(10)에 조사하는 초음파의 특성과 조사각도를 결정하고, 상기 핵연료봉 클래딩(10)을 통과한 초음파의 파형을 분석하는 제어부(204)와;
상기 핵연료봉 클래딩(10)의 말단부가 잠기는 물을 저장하는 수조(206)와;
상기 몸체(202)의 전면에 설치되며, 상기 핵연료봉 클래딩(10)을 고정시킨 상태에서 길이방향 중심축을 중심으로 회전시키는 회전모터(208)와;
상기 수조(206)의 바닥면에 내부 바닥면에 대해 각도가 변화 가능하도록 설치되어 상기 핵연료봉 클래딩(10)의 말단부를 향해 초음파를 조사하며, 감지수단을 이용하여 상기 핵연료봉 클래딩(10)이 삽입되어 있는지를 감지하는 프로브(210)와;
상기 핵연료봉 클래딩(10)의 말단부를 감싸며, 상기 프로브(210)로부터 발생되어 상기 핵연료봉 클래딩(10)을 통과한 초음파를 감지하는 초음파센서(212);를 포함하는, 초음파를 이용한 핵연료봉 클래딩의 균열 검사장치. - 삭제
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