Analysis of end crack in boiler tube

• Main Authors: Begum S., Mustafizul Karim A.N., Nainar M.A.M., Sevah S.
• Other Authors: 7101852571
• Format: Conference Paper
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Boiler tube; Ceramic ferrule; End crack; Heat flux; Ceramic materials; Cracks; Dissimilar metals; Manufacture; Stress corrosion cracking; Stresses; Tubes (components); Welds; Boiler tube failures; Boiler tubes; Cost of operations; Dissimilar metal weld; Fatigue failures; Forced outages; Mechanical fatigue; Boilers

Boiler tube failures usually result in frequent forced outages, and ultimately in costly extended outages for major tubing replacement in a plant. There are several failure modes that may occur in a boiler tube, i.e. stress-corrosion cracking, pitting, water-side corrosion, fire-side corrosion, fati...