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Title: Development of an acoustic emission zone monitor and recorder for BWR pipe-cracking detection. Final report

Abstract

The purpose of this program was to develop a method and special purpose instrumentation to make available to reactor plants the demonstrated capability to detect stress corrosion cracking by acoustic emission monitoring. Three prototypic field-usable instruments incorporating a zone isolation source determination concept and digital memories for data recording have been completed. These instruments have been successfully tested under simulated reactor flow noise conditions and on pipe stress corrosion cracking tests. EPRI currently plans to use the instruments on stress corrosion cracking tests in 26 inch pipe to detect the onset of stress corrosion cracking.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
5194390
Report Number(s):
EPRI-NP-1408
TRN: 80-013446
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; BWR TYPE REACTORS; PIPES; STRESS CORROSION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ACOUSTIC TESTING; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CORROSION; MATERIALS TESTING; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; REACTORS; TESTING; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; 210100* - Power Reactors, Nonbreeding, Light-Water Moderated, Boiling Water Cooled

Citation Formats

. Development of an acoustic emission zone monitor and recorder for BWR pipe-cracking detection. Final report. United States: N. p., 1980. Web. doi:10.2172/5194390.
. Development of an acoustic emission zone monitor and recorder for BWR pipe-cracking detection. Final report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5194390
. 1980. "Development of an acoustic emission zone monitor and recorder for BWR pipe-cracking detection. Final report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5194390. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5194390.
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abstractNote = {The purpose of this program was to develop a method and special purpose instrumentation to make available to reactor plants the demonstrated capability to detect stress corrosion cracking by acoustic emission monitoring. Three prototypic field-usable instruments incorporating a zone isolation source determination concept and digital memories for data recording have been completed. These instruments have been successfully tested under simulated reactor flow noise conditions and on pipe stress corrosion cracking tests. EPRI currently plans to use the instruments on stress corrosion cracking tests in 26 inch pipe to detect the onset of stress corrosion cracking.},
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year = {Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980},
month = {Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980}
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