Coating surfaces, such as interiors of steam generator tubes

    公开(公告)号:FR2748038A1

    公开(公告)日:1997-10-31

    申请号:FR9605169

    申请日:1996-04-24

    Applicant: FRAMATOME SA

    Abstract: A metal wall is heated to over 90, preferably 120-180 deg. C while in contact with an aqueous solution at above atmospheric pressure to induce a chemical reaction which coats the wall with nickel. Also claimed is coating the interiors of the tubes (5) of a steam generator associated with a pressurised water-cooled nuclear reactor by a chemical reaction, wherein an aqueous solution is circulated through the tubes, which are heated by circulating a hot liquid (21), preferably water at elevated pressure, around the outsides of the tubes in the secondary coolant space.

    Checking housing condition of tube within steam generator of pressurised water reactor

    公开(公告)号:FR2745115A1

    公开(公告)日:1997-08-22

    申请号:FR9601966

    申请日:1996-02-16

    Applicant: FRAMATOME SA

    Abstract: A method of checking the housing condition of a tube (4) in at least 1 opening passing through a plate (6) consists of causing it to vibrate and checking at least 1 vibration characteristic such as the resonance frequency and the damping. This characteristic is then compared with predetermined data so that the housing condition may be deduced. Also claimed is a device for carrying out this control check of a tube (4) housed in a cross-tie plate (6) of a steam generator that consists of a measurement and excitation head (15) of a size that can be inserted into a steam generator tube (4), means for anchoring the head inside the tube, a flexible tube (14) through which cables can pass to the head from an external control box (17) and means (11) for handling the head and axially aligning it in a particular tube (4).

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