Method for extending the useful life of boiler tubes
US5050108A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 1989 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S122/13
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for increasing the reliability and remaining useful life of a system of boiler tubes. The present condition of boiler tubes is ascertained and a temperature profile is developed. Additional operating parameters are obtained and used to model the tube system. The model is manipulated to predict a modification which will cause increased tube system life and reliability. The tubes are modified according to the model.
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