Recent developments in managing flow-accelerated corrosion in feedwater pipework for fossil-fired power plants

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 380, Issue , 1998, Pages 37-44

  Tilley, R M ^a   Dooley, R B ^a   Brett, C R ^b  

^a ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PowerGen   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY CURRENT TESTING; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; INSPECTION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; RADIOGRAPHY; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC TESTING; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS;

FEEDWATER PIPEWORK; FLOW ACCELERATED CORROSION; PULSED EDDY CURRENT TECHNIQUE;

CORROSION;

EID: 0031622457     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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