Experience with unusual acoustic vibration in heat exchanger and steam generator tube banks

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 99-107

  Eisinger, F L ^a   Sullivan, R E ^a  

^a Foster Wheeler Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; STEAM GENERATING EQUIPMENT; VIBRATION;

EID: 0029675528     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfls.1996.0008     Document Type: Article

References (10)

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