Assessment of flaw detection probability in the case of pressure vessel materials

Shaffer has presented a method for assessing flaw detection probability in pressure retaining components. In this case study the usefulness of Shaffer's method is examined using inspection data from a BWR- plant piping and mathematical fittings for size distributions of detected flaws. It was seen that the size distribution function has to fulfill many conditions to be useful for assessing the detection probability of flaws. The discovery of a proper Shaffer's ω function appears to be the key factor for the usefulness of the model