Impact of Heat Transfer on Transient Stress Fields in Power Plant Boiler Components

In boilers operating in modern power plants, thick-walled elements of complex shapes, such as valves, superheater headers, T-pipes, Y-pipes, four-way pipes, and elbows, are especially prone to fatigue processes. Higher operation parameters and more frequent startups may speed up fatigue damage in th...

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Main Authors: Jerzy Okrajni, Mariusz Twardawa, Krzysztof Wacławiak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/4/862