Service Experience in Fossil and Nuclear Power Plants: 1999 Asme Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, August 1-5, 1999

by Pan, J.; American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Pressure Vessels and Piping Division

• ISBN13: 9780791816264
• ISBN10: 0791816265
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Amer Society of Mechanical

Table of Contents

Service Experience in Fossil Fuel Plants
Introduction	p. 1
Failure Analysis and Life Assessment Studies for Boiler Tubes	p. 3
Comparison of Flow-Accelerated Corrosion Prediction and Field Measurement Results	p. 15
Correlation Between Human and Material Shocks in Symptom-Based Emergency Procedures	p. 25
Effects of Crude Oil on the Thermo-Mechanical Properties of High Density Polyethylene	p. 37
A Review of High Temperature Performance Trends and Design Rules for 2 1/4Cr-1Mo Steel Weldments	p. 45
Creep-Rupture Properties of 2-1/4Cr-1Mo Steel Plate Material	p. 75
Experience With High Temperature Injection Steam Valves in a Supercritical Coal Fired Power Plant	p. 85
Main Steam Link Failure: Kansas City Power and Light Hawthorn Unit 5	p. 101
Service Experience in Operating Nuclear Plants
Evaluation of Fatigue-Induced Field Failures of Socket-Welded Joints in Small Bore Piping	p. 109
Integrity Assessment of Part Length CRDM Housings in Operating Westinghouse PWRs	p. 123
A Review of Nuclear Piping Failures and Their Use in Establishing the Reliability of Piping Systems	p. 137
Understanding Section XI Examination Coverage Requirements	p. 157
Inherent Fracture Margins in BWR Pressure Vessels and Justification for Reduced Inspection of Vessel Welds	p. 163
Risk Informed Assessment of Inservice Inspection of Reactor Pressure Vessel Welds in Boiling Water Reactors	p. 173
Use of Voluntary Industry Initiatives in Place of Regulatory Actions	p. 181
ASME Section XI Evaluation Methods and Acceptance Criteria for Analytical Evaluation of Wall Thinning Due to Flow Accelerated Corrosion (FAC)	p. 187
Baffle Bolt Inspection and Replacement at Farley Unit #1	p. 207
Development and User Experience of New Methodologies of Structural Integrity Assessment
Introduction	p. 215
Developments in European Defect Assessment Procedures	p. 217
Experimental Validation of R6 Treatment of Residual Stresses	p. 225
Analysis of Benchmark PTS Problem: Comparison of R6 and 3D-Finite Element Results	p. 239
Constraint Based Failure Assessment Diagrams for Primary and Secondary Loading	p. 251
Application of Local Approach Modelling of Constraint Contributions to the Ductile to Brittle Transition	p. 259
Probabilistic Assessment of the NESC-1 Spinning Cylinder Experiment	p. 267
Equipment Assessment
Utilizing On-Stream Inspection Techniques in the Petroleum/Petrochemical Industry in Lieu of Internal and Turnaround Inspections	p. 281
Ultrasonic Detection, Characterization, and Quantification of Localized High Temperature Hydrogen Attack in Weld and Heat-Affected Zone	p. 291
Student Papers
Application of Computer Aided System for Statistical Analysis of Experimental Data	p. 299
Using Computer Aided Speckle Interferometry to Measure Pressure Effects on the Heart	p. 309
Author Index	p. 319
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