Failure analysis of a gas turbine nozzle

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 913-921

  Mazur, Z ^a   Hernandez Rossette, A ^a   Garcia Illescas, R ^a   Luna Ramirez, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES ELÉCTRICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Failure analysis; Gas turbine failures; Metallurgical examination; Thermal fatigue; Turbine nozzle failure

Indexed keywords

COARSENING; COBALT ALLOYS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DUCTILITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; NOZZLES; THERMAL FATIGUE; TOUGHNESS;

FAILURE INITIATION; METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION; TURBINE NOZZLE;

GAS TURBINES;

COARSENING; COBALT ALLOYS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DUCTILITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GAS TURBINES; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; NOZZLES; THERMAL FATIGUE; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 41949085736     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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