Remote measuring procedure for deformation of heat exchanger tube bank casing while in service

    公开(公告)号:FR2765324A1

    公开(公告)日:1998-12-31

    申请号:FR9707948

    申请日:1997-06-25

    Applicant: FRAMATOME SA

    Abstract: The procedure, for use especially on a heat exchanger of a pressurised water nuclear reactor steam generator, consists of emitting bundles of ultrasound waves from a series of measuring points (10) outside the heat exchanger's outer housing (2) to the tube bank casing (4). The reflected waves are collected and their measured propagation times are used to calculate the radial distances between the outer housing and inner casing and from them the degree of casing deformation. The ultrasound waves are emitted in pulses at intervals sufficient to collect the reflected waves and obtain a sufficient number of measuring points to determine precisely a deformation curve for each zone of the casing opposite a measuring point.

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