In todays modern power plant, where high pressure boilers are used,
boiler tube failure continues to be the loading cause for forced outages in
fossil fired boilers. The problem due to tube failure is only realized when the
cost due to failure cost is estimated. The main objective of the proposed
project is to reduce occurrence of the tube failure occurring at, mettur
thermal power station and provide suitable remedies for it. The major
problem incurred while analyzing are found to be flue gas erosion, long term
overheating and steam erosion. Flue gas erosion problem causes the most
severe damage amongst all, as it affected the external part of boiler tube
directly. Investigation is being carried out based on experimental study to
find out the present state of the water tube boilers causing flue gas erosion.
Further by CFD analysis, it is proposed to determine the optimum scale
thickness which effects the heat transfer rate.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Abstract
List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Nomenclature
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Introduction
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1.4.2 Super-Heaters
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II
1.4.3 Reheater
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1.4.5 Economiser
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1.5.3 EROSION
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1.6.1 Erosion
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III
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1.9 Erosion
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1.10 Fatigue
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literature review
2.1 Failure Analysis Of Scale Formation
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IV
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Mathematical Calculation
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References
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LIST OF TABLES
TABLE
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1.1
1.2
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1.3
Stress Rupture
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1.4
Welding Defect
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3.1
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3.2
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3.3
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3.4
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4.1
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