Steam generator fretting-wear damage: A summary of recent findings

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 304-310

  Guerout F M ^a   Fisher, N J ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW INTERACTIONS; STAINLESS STEEL; STEAM GENERATORS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WEAR OF MATERIALS;

FRETTING WEAR; STEAM GENERATOR TUBES;

HIGH PRESSURE PIPELINES;

EID: 0032642212     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: 15288978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2883707     Document Type: Article

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