Method of detecting defective fuel pins with the aid of ultrasonics
Abstract
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Auffinden defek- :er Brennstabhüllrohre (2) mit Hilfe einer Durchschallungsvorichtung. Hierzu werden die Hüllrohre (2) zwischen einem 3ende- und einem Empfangsprüfkopf (4 und 5) angeordnet. In einer Auswerteeinheit (8) werden dann diejenigen Signale [Umaufechos (UE)], die in einen vorgegebenen zeitlichen Erwartungsbereich fallen, bewertet. Da sich der Abstand zwischen den Prüfköpfen (4, 5) während ihrer Bewegung durch die Gassen des Brennelementes (1) ändern kann und somit u.U. direkte Durchschallungsechos (DE) als Umlaufechos (UE) gewertet werden, schlägt die Erfindung vor, dass der zeitliche Erwartungsbereich (12) für jedes zu prüfende Hüllrohr (2) neu ermittelt wird, bevor sich dieses Hüllrohr (2) zwischen den Prüfköpfen (4, 5) befindet. Hierzu wird in dem Zwischenraum zwischen dem zuletzt geprüften Hüllrohr und dem neu zu prüfenden Hüllrohr die Laufzeit (TL) der Ultraschallsignale zwischen Sende- und Empfangsprüfkopf (4 und 5) gemessen. Von diesem gemessenen Laufzeitwert (TL) wird ein konstanterWert (C) abgezogen, der so gewählt ist, dass das bei der Laufzeitmessung empfangene Ultraschallsignal (DE) gerade nicht mehr in den Erwartungsbereich (12) fällt.

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- Application
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- Application, DOCDB
- 82710045
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19820710045
Titles3
- English
- METHOD OF DETECTING DEFECTIVE FUEL PINS WITH THE AID OF ULTRASONICS
- French
- Procédé pour la détection de tubes déflectueux avec gainage combustible à l'aide d'ultrasons
- German
- Verfahren zum Auffinden defekter Brennstabhüllrohre mit Hilfe von Ultraschall
Classification
- CPC, 2
- G21C17/07
- Y02E30/30
- IPC, 5
- G01N29 04
- G01N29 38
- G21C17 003
- G21C17 06
- G21C17 07
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- Contracting states, 8
- Austria
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Sweden