Thermal fatigue and corrosion fatigue in heat recovery area wall side tubes

• Main Authors: Ahmad J., Purbolaksono J., Beng L.C.
• Other Authors: 57210531371
• Format: Article
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Corrosion fatigue; Heat recovery area; Metallurgical examination; Thermal fatigue; Visual inspection; Boiler deposits; Boilers; Corrosion; Creep; Fatigue damage; Highway bridges; Inspection; Microscopic examination; Rhodium compounds; Spark plugs; Tubes (components); Visual communication; Wall flow; Waste heat; Boiler tube failures; Boiler units; Creep analysis; Creep damages; Failure mechanism; Heat recovery; Right-hand sides; Side walls

In this paper, findings of visual inspections, chemical analysis on deposits, metallurgical examinations and creep analysis on the failed SA210-A1 heat recovery area (HRA) wall side tubes of a boiler unit are presented. The investigations were carried out following two boiler tube failures at heat r...