Failure Analysis of a Centrifugal Compressor Impeller Made of 17-4PH Steel in the Moist Hydrogen Sulfide Environment

The impeller under consideration is a rotor wheel of a centrifugal compressor, made of 17-4PH martensitic precipitated hardening stainless steel. Its total operating lifetime was estimated to 80,000 h, but it fractured beforehand, 4 days after the scheduled overhaul without any observed pre-symptoms...

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Main Authors: Jakub Łagodziński, Zbigniew Kozanecki, Eliza Tkacz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/12/4183