Automated Diagnosis and Classification of Steam Generator Tube Defects
- New Mexico State University Mechanical Engineering Department
A major cause of failure in nuclear steam generators is tube degradation. Tube defects are divided into seven categories, one of which is intergranular attack/stress corrosion cracking (IGA/SCC). Defects of this type usually begin on the outer surface of the tubes and propagate both inward and laterally. In many cases these defects occur at or near the tube support plates. Several different methods exist for the nondestructive evaluation of nuclear steam generator tubes for defect characterization.
- Research Organization:
- New Mexico State University (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG07-01ID14237
- OSTI ID:
- 833464
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ID/14237
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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