Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Eddy current method for the characterization of broached tube support plate blockage
- Patent Title (中): 用于表征拉管管支撑板堵塞的涡流法
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Application No.: US13970819Application Date: 2013-08-20
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Publication No.: US08744781B2Publication Date: 2014-06-03
- Inventor: John C. Griffith , Joseph R. Wyatt , Mihai G. M. Pop , Jeffrey M. Fleck
- Applicant: Areva NP Inc.
- Applicant Address: US VA Lynchburg
- Assignee: AREVA Inc.
- Current Assignee: AREVA Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Lynchburg
- Agency: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC
- Main IPC: G01B7/34
- IPC: G01B7/34 ; G01B5/28

Abstract:
A method for determining tube support plate blockage of a steam generator includes the following steps: measuring at least five different eddy current values per tube support intersection; calculating a nominal clean fit radius of flow hole; determining a center signal response; converting the center signal response to a deposit thickness; determine an edge reduction; converting the edge reduction to an edge thickness; calculating the resulting flow hole radius; verifying the reasonableness of the resulting flow hole radius; and determining a virtual calibration range.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130338940A1 EDDY CURRENT METHOD FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF BROACHED TUBE SUPPORT PLATE BLOCKAGE Public/Granted day:2013-12-19
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