Methods for measuring surface recessions caused by erosion: Final report
- Daedalus Associates, Inc., Mountain View, CA (United States)
This report provides a catalog of currently-available and promising technologies for evaluating erosion damage in power-generating systems. Included, for example, are the criteria for methods that can be used for measuring erosion of in-bed tubes in fluidized-bed combustors. Material loss by erosion is a common occurrence in many fossil fuel and hydroelectric power plants. Costly forced outages can be avoided by determining the condition of components subject to erosion. The ideal diagnostic technique would be nondestructive, field-ready, rugged, reproducible, accurate, quick, and simple to use and interpret. In addition, methods that can make periodic, extremely sensitive measurements of damage could help qualify new designs in an economical and timely way.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Daedalus Associates, Inc., Mountain View, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 10104444
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-TR-104361; ON: UN95003931; TRN: AHC29502%%101
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Aug 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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