Nalco Guide to Boiler Failure Analysis, 2nd Edition

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Nalco Guide to Boiler Failure Analysis, 2nd Edition

Nalco Guide to Boiler Failure Analysis, 2nd Edition

Authors: NALCO Chemical Company

Published: July 2011

eISBN: 9780071743013 0071743014 | ISBN: 9780071743006

Contents

About the Authors for the Second Edition

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Section 1 Waterside Corrosion and Damage

Introduction to Boiler and Steam Systems

Section 1.1 Deposit-Related Problems

1 Water-Formed and Steam-Formed Deposits

Section 1.2 Overheating

2 Short-Term Overheating

3 Long-Term Overheating

Section 1.3 Waterside Corrosion

4 Caustic Corrosion

5 Low-pH Corrosion during Service

6 Hydrogen Damage

7 Phosphate Corrosion

8 Corrosion by Chelating and Complexing Agents

9 Oxygen Corrosion

10 Corrosion during Cleaning

11 Stress-Assisted Corrosion

Section 1.4 Cracking

12 Corrosion Fatigue Cracking

13 Stress Corrosion Cracking

Section 1.5 Pre- and Postboiler Damage

14 Graphitic Corrosion

15 Dealloying

16 Steam and Condensate System Damage

Section 1.6 Waterside Flow-Related Damage

17 Cavitation

18 Erosion and Erosion-Corrosion (Water and Steam Sides)

19 Flow-Accelerated Corrosion

Section 2 Fireside Corrosion and Damage

20 Waterwall (Furnace) Fireside Corrosion

21 High-Temperature Fireside Corrosion

22 Cold-End Corrosion during Service

23 Dew Point Corrosion during Idle Periods

24 Fireside Erosion

Section 3 Material Defects

25 Welding Defects

Glossary

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Bibliography

Index