Origins of tensile stress-induced circumferential cracking of waterwall tubes in boilers

Materials at High Temperatures

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 287-294

  Hsueh, C H ^a   Wright, I G ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boiler; Cracking; Creep; Stresses; Waterwall tubes

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BOILERS; CORROSION FATIGUE; CRACKS; CREEP; OUTAGES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE STRESS; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS;

ANALYTICAL MODELLING; BOILER TUBES; CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACKS; CRACKING; DESLAGGING; FAILURE LOCATIONS; KEY PARAMETERS; OXIDE LAYERS; ROOT CAUSES; TEMPERATURE SPIKING; TUBE WALL TEMPERATURES; WATERWALL TUBES;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 58149313881     PISSN: 09603409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/096034008X394428     Document Type: Article

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