Root cause analysis of evaporator tubes failure of a HRSG unit. (March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gupta, Jeetendra; Kujur, Abhay; Talukdar, Maushmi K.; Velusshami, S.K.; Prasad, Sangeeta R.; Bhatia, Bharti; Sharma, Anita; Bhardwaj, Anil
• Is Part Of: Engineering failure analysis. Volume 97(2019)
• Page Start: 322
• Page End: 330
• Publication Date: 2019-03
• Subjects: System failures (Engineering) -- Periodicals; Fracture mechanics -- Periodicals; Reliability (Engineering) -- Periodicals; Pannes -- Périodiques; Rupture, Mécanique de la -- Périodiques; Fiabilité -- Périodiques; Fracture mechanics; Reliability (Engineering); System failures (Engineering); Periodicals; Electronic journals; 620.112
• DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2019.01.040
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1350-6307

Abstract

Highlights: Failure of evaporator tube before completing its design life. In service microstructure degradation of evaporator tube material. Formation of creep voids & creep cracks, which led to grain separation.