Corrosion Failure Analysis of Condensate Pre-Heater in Heat Recovery Steam Generator
- Authors
- Chae, Hobyung; Kim, Woo Cheol; Kim, Heesan; Kim, Jung-Gu; Kim, Kyung Min; Lee, Soo Yeol
- Issue Date
- 30-Apr-2021
- Publisher
- CORROSION SCIENCE SOC KOREA
- Keywords
- Heat Recovery Steam Generator; Condensate Pre-Heater; Corrosion; Fatigue
- Citation
- CORROSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-KOREA, v.20, no.2, pp.69 - 76
- Journal Title
- CORROSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-KOREA
- Volume
- 20
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 69
- End Page
- 76
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/15546
- DOI
- 10.14773/cst.2021.20.2.69
- ISSN
- 1598-6462
- Abstract
- In this work, we have performed a corrosion failure analysis of a leaking tube connected to an upper header of a condensate pre-heater in a heat recovery steam generator. It was revealed that the leakage position in the tube was the location where the materials were easily vulnerable due to tensile residual stresses induced by the material manufacturing process and welding process. In addition to an imbalance in the module induced by temperature difference during operation of the pre-heater, the weight of the modules and thermal fatigue provoked a type of stress of tensile-tensile fatigue on the tube. Thus, the leakage position of the pre-heater was exposed to the tensile stress on the inner surface of the tube facing the gas, which rendered the unstable oxide layer susceptible to corrosion and the formation of pits on the water side. The cracks propagated along with the degraded microstructure in a transgranular cracking mode under fatigue loading and finally resulted in water leakage.
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