摘要:
A fluxmeter includes an application unit for applying a magnetic field, a superconducting quantum interference element and a flux transmitting circuit. The flux transmitting circuit includes a pickup coil formed of a superconducting print coil and a core for the pickup coil. The core is formed of a soft magnetic material. The core serves to suppress the leakage of magnetic flux to magnetically couple the pickup coil and the superconducting quantum interference element efficiently to improve the sensitivity and resolution of the fluxmeter. The pickup coil may be manufactured by photolithography, sputtering, laser beam deposition, MBE deposition, MOCVD or spray pyrolysis.
摘要:
On the basis of a finding that a magnetic hysteresis of a metal material, among magnetization characteristics changing with secular degradation of the metal material, shows a clear correspondence with the degree of degradation of the metal material, a change in such a magnetization characteristic is measured to estimate the degree of secular degradation of the metal material, In a typical embodiment, a superconducting quantum interference device is used to detect the magnetization characteristic of a measuring object. According to the present invention, the degree of embrittlement of a metal material used in an environment of high temperatures can be quickly detected in a non-destructive fashion so that the danger of brittle fracture of the metal material can be reliably prevented.
摘要:
On the basis of a finding that a magnetic hysteresis of a metal material, among magnetization characteristics changing with secular degradation of the metal material, shows a clear correspondence with the degree of degradation of the metal material, a change in such a magnetization characteristic is measured to estimate the degree of secular degradation of the metal material. In a typical embodiment, a superconducting quantum interference device is used to detect the magnetization characteristic of a measuring object. According to the present invention, the degree of embrittlement of a metal material used in an environment of high temperatures can be quickly detected in a non-destructive fashion so that the danger of brittle fracture of the metal material can be reliably prevented.
摘要:
Measurement of a physical property such as coercive force of a member to be inspected is performed at a plurality of locations in one region of the member. Similar measurement is performed in a plurality of different regions of the member and a maximum or minimum value (extreme value) is determined for each of the regions. On the basis of the extreme values thus determined, a recurrence period is determined in accordance with an extreme value statistic theory with the aid of a computer, whereon an estimated maximum value of the physical property of the member as a whole is determined from the recurrence period. On the basis of the estimated maximum value, the degree of deterioration of the member is predicted by the computer by consulting the data indicating the previously determined relation between the physical property and the degree of deterioration.
摘要:
The invention scans potential measurement terminals on the surface of a structural member to measure a potential distribution on the surface, detects the direction of a crack from the potential distribution and determining a detailed potential distribution in the direction of the crack thus detected. This potential distribution is compared with master curves of the potential distributions of cracks of various shapes, that have been obtained by analysis in advance, in order to detect the shape of the crack. The present invention can detect accurately a crack shape.
摘要:
A method for improving residual stress in a circumferential weld zone of a piping and the like which includes preventing deformation of the weld zone, and causing a local expansion or contraction of a portion of the piping axially spaced from the weld zone thereby effecting a plastic working so as to increase or decrease the diameter of piping. The method can effectively be applied to apparatus and pipe system which are used in a corrosive environment and under action of a static or dynamic outer load.
摘要:
A method of subjecting a welded structure to heat treatment in which a tensile yield is produced on an inner surface of the welded structure and a compressive yield is produced on an outer surface of the welded structure by the steps of placing a cooling medium in the interior of the welded structure and heating the outer surface of the welded structure to cause a difference in temperature to exist between the inner surface and other surface of the welded structure. The method further includes the step of locally heating a weld by means of a heating member to improve residual stress in a localized area of the weld and repeating the improvement of the residual stress regarding another localized area of the weld.
摘要:
Piping of a nuclear reactor containment vessel comprises pipes passing through the containment vessel and, extending to the outside of the containment vessel, outer shut-off valves each provided at a portion of the pipe which is located at the outside of the containment vessel for closing the pipe and isolating vessels for covering at least outer surfaces of welded portions of the pipes each being located between an outer wall surface of the containment vessel and a portion including the outer shut-off valve and for isolating the covered portions of the pipes from atmosphere.
摘要:
The X-ray diffraction apparatus of the invention includes means capable of detecting the position and intensity distribution of the diffracted X-ray with respect to a thin bundle X-ray and means for moving the former means to a position at which the former means is capable of detecting the diffracted X-ray, and makes it possible to reliably and easily carry out rough detection of the position of the diffracted X-ray and fine detection of the intensity distribution of the diffracted X-ray without increasing the size of the diffracted X-ray detecting means.
摘要:
Provided is a method for foreseeing the residual life of a structural member, making use of an X-ray, comprising: preparing a plurality of test pieces made of the same material and subjected to the same working and heat-treating conditions as the structural member to be examined of which the fatigue strength is in question; executing fatigue tests with said test pieces till failure under a plurality of different stress conditions; obtaining for each stress the relationship between the residual life of said test piece and the halfvalue width ratio of X-ray diffraction profile; determining, from the above-mentioned relationships, a first relationship region between the halfvalue width ratio and the residual life that is independent of the level of the stress; measuring the halfvalue width ratio of said structural member; and determining the residual life of said structural member from the measured halfvalue width ratio in accordance with said first relationship region.