April 2019

Short-Term Overheating Commissioning is likely the most critical stage in the life time of a power plant due to the transient conditions which boilers are subjected to. From the first ramp-up to normal operation, the plant is exposed to a variety of transitory conditions, thermal expansions cycles, chemical excursion and equipment adjustments that potentially increase […]

Chloride Attack on CS This photo illustrates the corrosion pattern of chloride attack on carbon steel and it was taken during an inspection carried out in a cooling water pump of a steam-water cycle. Description The pump was subject to severe degeneration due to the formation of corrosion cells in which the corrosion product forms