Residual strain distribution in bent composite boiler tubes

Fei Tang, Camden R. Hubbard, Gorti Sarma, James Keiser

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Abstract

Kraft recovery boilers are typically constructed of carbon steel boiler tubes clad with a corrosion resistant layer, and these composite tubes are bent and welded together to form air port panels which enable the combustion air to enter the boiler. In this paper, the through-thickness residual strain in the carbon steel layer of non-heat-treated and heat-treated composite bent tubes were measured by neutron diffraction techniques and modeled by finite element modeling. The results can be used to optimize material selection and manufacturing processes to prevent stress corrosion and corrosion fatigue cracking in the boiler tubes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)83-87
Number of pages5
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering: A
Volume437
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 10 2006

Funding

Research is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Industrial Technologies Program, Industrial Materials for the Future (IMF) and the Forest Products Industries of the Future (IOF). Research is performed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory managed by UT-Battelle, LLC under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725.

FundersFunder number
Forest Products Industries
Industrial Materials for the Future
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Industrial Technologies Program
U.S. Department of Energy

    Keywords

    • Heat treatment
    • Neutron diffraction
    • Residual stresses

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