Failure of Incoloy 800H superheater tubes in Mountain Fuel Resources gasifier

Journal Article · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Mater. Compon. Fossil Energy Appl.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6649581

Details are given of the early failure of superheater tubes on Mountain Fuel Resources' entrained-flow gasification PDU. Examination showed the failure to have occurred from the outside by intergranular stress corrosion cracking. Steps that can be taken to prevent this re-occurring are considered.

• OSTI ID: 6649581
• Journal Information: Mater. Compon. Fossil Energy Appl.; (United States), Vol. 49
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
GAS GENERATORS
SUPERHEATERS
STRESS CORROSION
COAL GASIFICATION
CONTROL
CORROSION FATIGUE
CRACKS
ENTRAINMENT
FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS
FAILURES
INCOLOY 800H
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT UNITS
TUBES
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ADDITIONS
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CORROSION
FATIGUE
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
GASIFICATION
HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS
HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS
INCOLOY ALLOYS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
MANGANESE ADDITIONS
MANGANESE ALLOYS
MATERIALS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
NICKEL ALLOYS
SILICON ADDITIONS
SILICON ALLOYS
SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TITANIUM ADDITIONS
TITANIUM ALLOYS
010404* - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Gasification