Fracture analysis of a flow control device used in the petrochemical industry

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 423-429

  de Carvalho, M C ^a   de Deus, E P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Environmental cracking; Heat treatment; Petrochemical; Stress analysis; Valve failures

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FLOW CONTROL; FRACTURE; SCREWS; STEEL; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

STEEL CONTROL DEVICES;

PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS;

CRACKING; FLOW CONTROL VALVE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY;

EID: 0038382849     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-6307(03)00015-3     Document Type: Article

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