Analysis and Prevention of Component and Equipment Failures
Failures of Pressure Vessels and Process Piping
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Published:2021
Abstract
This article discusses pressure vessels, piping, and associated pressure-boundary items of the types used in nuclear and conventional power plants, refineries, and chemical-processing plants. It begins by explaining the necessity of conducting a failure analysis, followed by the objectives of a failure analysis. Then, the article discusses the processes involved in failure analysis, including codes and standards. Next, fabrication flaws that can develop into failures of in-service pressure vessels and piping are covered. This is followed by sections discussing in-service mechanical and metallurgical failures, environment-assisted cracking failures, and other damage mechanisms that induce cracking failures. Finally, the article provides...
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Member Sign InLuis A. Ganhao, Jorge J. Perdomo, James McVay, Antonio Seijas, Failures of Pressure Vessels and Process Piping, Analysis and Prevention of Component and Equipment Failures, Vol 11A, ASM Handbook, Edited By Brett A. Miller, Roch J. Shipley, Ronald J. Parrington, Daniel P. Dennies, ASM International, 2021, p 565–637, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.hb.v11A.a0006812
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