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Steam Leak Detection by Using Image Signal

2010; Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering; Volume: 20; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5050/ksnve.2010.20.9.828

ISSN

2287-5476

Autores

Young‐Chul Choi, Ki-Sung Son, Hyeong-Seop Jeon, Jin‐Ho Park,

Tópico(s)

Fire Detection and Safety Systems

Resumo

Steam leakage is one of the major issues for the structural fracture of pipes of nuclear power plants. Therefore a method to inspect a large area of piping systems quickly and accurately is needed. In this paper, we proposed the method for the detecting steam leakage by using image signal processing. Our basic idea come from heat shimmer which shine with a soft light that looks as if it shakes slightly. To test the performance of this technique, experiments have been performed for simple heat source and steam generator. Results show that the proposed technique is quite powerful in the steam leak detection.

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