Proceedings of the American Power Conference. Volume 57-III

Conference · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:79824

Viswanathan, R ^[1]; Porter, R W ^[2]

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1. ed.; Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
2. ed.; Illinois Inst. of Tech., Chicago, IL (United States)

The subject area of life assessment has been of great interest during the last decade to not only the electric power industry, but also to petroleum and chemical industries. A large fraction of the industry plants have aged significantly, but yet represent a significant and productive asset base. The sites where the plants are located continue to be economically attractive. Hence, extending the operational life of these plants has provided a cost-effective, low-risk alternative to building new plants. Life assessment technology is an integral part of this life extension strategy. While life extension may be one useful fall out of life assessment technology, the latter is an integral part of safe and economic operation and maintenance practices for any plant. Implementation of sound life assessment techniques can help avoid forced outages, permit more efficient operation and cut down on inspection and maintenance costs. In view of the importance of the subject matter and in view of EPRI`s long association and expertise in the area, the American Power Conference has requested EPRI to organize a series of sessions on this cohesive theme. Although numerous conferences have been held on the subject of life assessment, there has not been a single authoritative source reference. The intent of this symposium is to consolidate in a single volume, key review papers written by experts addressing the critical components of the fossil power plant. This has been successfully accomplished, as is evident by the record of the proceedings in this volume.

• OSTI ID: 79824
• Report Number(s): CONF-950414--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
BOILERS
COST
COVERINGS
ECONOMICS
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
LEADING ABSTRACT
MEETINGS
OUTAGES
PIPES
SERVICE LIFE
STEAM GENERATORS
STEAM LINES
STEAM TURBINES
TUBES
TURBINE BLADES