Software and Pulsed Eddy Current Analysis Enhance Detection of Flow Accelerated Corrosion

摘要

Piping Failures Caused by Flow-accelerated Corrosion (FAC) Have Occurred at Both Nuclear and Fossil-fuel power plants, several with fatal consequences (Power Engineering, Nov. 1997, pp. 120-128). Various plant areas have been impacted, including feedwater pump, heater drain and economizer header piping systems.