Failure investigation of a primary superheater tube

• Main Authors: Rahman M.M., Zuhairi M.H.A.
• Other Authors: 55328831100
• Format: Article
• Published: Microscopy Society of Malaysia 2023
• Subjects: Clinker formation; Coal-fired boiler; Low ash fusion temperature; Primary superheater tube

This paper presents the root cause failure investigation of P3T3 boiler tube of Unit 5 Stesen Janaelektrik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz (SJSSAA) Kapar. As Unit 5 requires running at all the time, any disruption of operation because of failure would cause the lose in revenue and potential disruption...