A Failure Analysis Case of Regeneration Gas Heater Leakage

Abstract:

In this paper, the physical and chemical analysis method was used to analyze the leakage of a regeneration gas heater device accident. The result shows that this device was heated seriously at local area, and oxidized severely. The carbon content around the leakage is obviously lower than the limit of standard, and the grain deformation at crack tip of the leakage is obvious.It shows that reason of device failure is caused by typical plastic Instability, and low carbon content leads to insufficient mechanical properties at high temperature. According to data from manufacturer, the unreasonable arrangement of thermo-couples may be the root cause of this leakage.It can be considered that replace the higher grade materials conservatively, while optimizing the arrangement of thermo-couples.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 904)
• Pages: 525-529
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.904.525
• Online since: November 2021
• Authors: Ning Ning Li, Zhi Juan Zhao, Xiao Yuan Xie, Qiang Dai, Jing Miao Li, Bo Zhao*
• Keywords: Failure Analysis, Plastic Instability, Pressure Vessel

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