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Title: Predicting, examining, and evaluating FAC in US power plants

Abstract

There have been many pipe failures in fossil and nuclear power plant piping systems caused by flow-accelerated corrosion (FAC). In some piping systems, this failure mechanism maybe the most important type of damage to mitigate because FAC damage has led to catastrophic failures and fatalities. Detecting the damage and mitigating the problem can significantly reduce future forced outages and increase personnel safety. This article discusses the implementation of recent developments to select FAC inspection locations, perform cost-effective examinations, evaluate results, and mitigate FAC failures. These advances include implementing the combination of software to assist in selecting examination locations and an improved pulsed eddy current technique to scan for wall thinning without removing insulation. The use of statistical evaluation methodology and possible mitigation strategies also are discussed.

Authors:
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Aptech Engineering Services, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (United States)
  2. Roentgen Technische Dienst bv, Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
696896
Report Number(s):
CONF-990401-
TRN: IM9946%%282
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Corrosion 1999 conference, San Antonio, TX (United States), 25 Apr 1999; Other Information: DN: 1 CD-ROM. Operating Systems: Windows 3.1, `95, `98 and NT; Macintosh; and UNIX; PBD: 1999; Related Information: Is Part Of Corrosion 99: Proceedings; PB: [3500] p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 21 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; 20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; PIPES; LOW ALLOY STEELS; STAINLESS STEELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; CORROSION; FAILURES; FLUID FLOW; IN-SERVICE INSPECTION; EVALUATION; MITIGATION

Citation Formats

Cohn, M J, Garud, Y S, and Raad, J de. Predicting, examining, and evaluating FAC in US power plants. United States: N. p., 1999. Web.
Cohn, M J, Garud, Y S, & Raad, J de. Predicting, examining, and evaluating FAC in US power plants. United States.
Cohn, M J, Garud, Y S, and Raad, J de. 1999. "Predicting, examining, and evaluating FAC in US power plants". United States.
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abstractNote = {There have been many pipe failures in fossil and nuclear power plant piping systems caused by flow-accelerated corrosion (FAC). In some piping systems, this failure mechanism maybe the most important type of damage to mitigate because FAC damage has led to catastrophic failures and fatalities. Detecting the damage and mitigating the problem can significantly reduce future forced outages and increase personnel safety. This article discusses the implementation of recent developments to select FAC inspection locations, perform cost-effective examinations, evaluate results, and mitigate FAC failures. These advances include implementing the combination of software to assist in selecting examination locations and an improved pulsed eddy current technique to scan for wall thinning without removing insulation. The use of statistical evaluation methodology and possible mitigation strategies also are discussed.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
month = {Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1999}
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