Reliability of steam generator tubes with axial cracks

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 441-446

  Cizelj, L ^a   Mavko, B ^a   Vencelj, P ^b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRACTURE MECHANICS; INSPECTION; MAINTENANCE; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STEAM GENERATORS;

AXIAL CRACKS; CRACK LENGTH; CRACK LENGTH DISTRIBUTION; FAILURE PROBABILITY; HUMAN ERRORS; PLUGGING; SIZING ACCURACY; TUBE RUPTURE; WALL THICKNESS;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 0030289917     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: 15288978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2842211     Document Type: Article

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