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ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories
ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories: Power Generating Equipment
ASM International
ISBN electronic:
978-1-62708-229-7
Publication date:
2019
Book Chapter
Analysis of an Unusual Failure of a Steel Shaft in a Coal Pulverizer
By
Jack J. Bodzin
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Jack J. Bodzin
Principal Engineer, Chemical & Metallurgical Div., Engineering Research Dept., River Rouge Powerplant, Detroit Edison Co.
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Gordon W. Houser
Gordon W. Houser
Maintenance Engineer, River Rouge Powerplant, Detroit Edison Co.
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Published:2019
Abstract
A shaft can crack twice before it fails. A Detroit electric plant had this experience with one in a coal pulverizer. Because the first crack rewelded partially (by friction) in service, the pulverizer remained serviceable until the second crack developed.
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Jack J. Bodzin, Gordon W. Houser, Analysis of an Unusual Failure of a Steel Shaft in a Coal Pulverizer, ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories: Power Generating Equipment, ASM International, 2019, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.fach.power.c9001730
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