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Boiler tube failures: Case histories of steam blanketing and underdeposit corrosion

Conference ·
OSTI ID:70127
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  1. Betz Labs., The Woodlands, TX (United States)
Case histories in which boiler tube failures resulted from a combination of steam blanketing and underdeposit corrosion are reviewed. Steam blanketing originates from inadequate circulation and commonly occurs in horizontal or sloped boiler tube circuits in the root of a boiler. It can lead to boiler tube corrosion failures by providing a mechanism for concentration of normally soluble species at or above a liquid/vapor interface.
OSTI ID:
70127
Report Number(s):
CONF-940222--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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