Metallurgical Failures in Fossil Fired Boilers

by David French

Overview

Due to a dramatic increase in the interest and understanding of boiler-tube failure analysis, this edition has been updated and expanded. New features include material on fluid dynamics, heat transfer and stress calculations; remaining life assessment of boilers being used beyond their original design expectations; mechanical engineering aspects of boiler design; more information on fatigue, creep, thermal stress for carbon as well as stainless steels; suggestions to prevent future failures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471558392
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/10/1993
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	6.38(w) x 9.69(h) x 1.32(d)

About the Author

David French is Professor of Health Psychology in the Applied Research Centre in Health and Lifestyle Interventions at Coventry University. He is currently an Associate Editor for both Psychology & Health and the British Journal of Health Psychology, and is on the editorial board of Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Table of Contents

Design Considerations.

Metallurgical Principles: Ferritic Steels.

Stainless Steels.

Failures Caused by Gas-Metal Reactions.

Corrosion-Caused Failures.

Weld Failures.

Failure Prevention.

Appendix.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

Second edition of a handbook describing the types of metallurgical failures common to boilers. Using case histories of boiler shutdowns, presents a variety of causes for boiler tube failure, including corrosion, oxidation, and exfoliation, and discusses these problems in the context of fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and stress calculations. Also reviews the fundamentals of metallurgy, and includes an end-of-life assessment protocol for plant equipment used beyond original design specifications. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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