Availability analysis of heat recovery steam generators used in thermal power plants

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3855-3870

  Carazas, F J G ^a   Salazar, C H ^a   Souza, G F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Availability; Heat recovery steam generator; Reliability simulation

Indexed keywords

COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS; DESCALING; FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; GAS PLANTS; GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS; MAINTAINABILITY; MARINE ENGINES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; RECOVERY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING; STEAM GENERATORS; STEAM TURBINES; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; TURBINES; WASTE HEAT;

AVAILABILITY ANALYSIS; COMBINED CYCLE; FAILURE MODE AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS; FAULT-TREES; HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR; HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS; HIGH CAPACITY; MAINTENANCE POLICY; PLANT OUTPUT; RELIABILITY AND AVAILABILITY; RELIABILITY CENTERED MAINTENANCE; RELIABILITY SIMULATION; STEAM CYCLES; STEAM TURBINE POWER PLANTS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; TIME TO FAILURE;

STEAM POWER PLANTS;

CONSTRUCTION; DATA SET; DESIGN; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HEAT BALANCE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MAINTENANCE; POLICY MAKING; POWER PLANT; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL POWER; TURBINE;

EID: 79958169770     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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