A method to define degradation mechanisms and failure rates for piping
- Sartrex Corp., Rockville, MD (United States)
- EPRI NDE Center, Charlotte, NC (United States)
This paper describes a process currently being employed to develop an easy to use procedure for identifying degradation mechanisms and computing failure rates for piping. The procedure includes guidelines to identify degradation mechanisms that may be present in piping systems. The identified mechanisms along with other system or segment specific features of the piping determine the piping failure rate. Implementation of this procedure requires a data or knowledge base that reflects the service and operational conditions that affect piping reliability and availability. This procedure is being developed for use by plant engineers, and will not require expertise in probability, stress, or fracture mechanics analyses. The method can be used to provide input for performing plant safety assessments and defining risk based inspection programs.
- OSTI ID:
- 404246
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960706-; ISBN 0-7918-1786-5; TRN: 97:000407
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) pressure vessels and piping conference, Montreal (Canada), 21-26 Jul 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Pressure vessels and piping codes and standards: Volume 2. PVP-Volume 339; Esselman, T.C. [ed.] [Altran Corp., Boston, MA (United States)]; Balkey, K. [ed.] [Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)]; Chao, K.K.N. [ed.] [Consumers Power Co., Jackson, MI (United States)]; Gosselin, S. [ed.] [Electric Power Research Institute, Charlotte, NC (United States)]; Hollinger, G. [ed.] [Babcock and Wilcox, Barberton, OH (United States)]; Lubin, B.T. [ed.] [ABB Combustion Engineering, Windsor, CT (United States)]; Mohktarain, K. [ed.] [CB and I Technical Services, Plainfield, IL (United States)]; O`Donnell, W. [ed.] [O`Donnell Consulting Engineers, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)]; Rao, K.R. [ed.] [Entergy Operations, Inc, Jackson, MI (United States)]; PB: 225 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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