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Home » Boiler Tube Failure Handbook » Holes, Pits, Gouges » Waterside » sharply defined hole

sharply defined hole

CF in HRSG HW3a

CF in HRSG HW3a1

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Comments

Corrosion-fatigue typically causes cracking. In this case the cracks formed an oval section of the tube wall that was ejected from the tube to create the failure.

Issue Type:
Holes, Pits, Gouges » Waterside
Locations:
Economizer
Boiler Type:
HRSG
Industry:
Electric Utility
Mechanism:
Corrosion Fatigue

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