Analysis of pipe failure for the Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant
The rupture of a carbon steel elbow in the methanation area of the Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant resulted in a fire and plant shutdown. The failure was investigated by personnel from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and ANG Associates, the plant operators. These studies consisted of an on-site i...
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:7092714 2023-07-30T04:02:55+02:00 Analysis of pipe failure for the Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant Keiser, J.R. Mayotte, J.R. ) Dias, O.C. ) 2022-02-16 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7092714 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7092714 https://doi.org/10.1016/1044-5803%2894%2990077-9 https://doi.org/10.1016/1044-5803(94)90077-9 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7092714 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7092714 https://doi.org/10.1016/1044-5803%2894%2990077-9 doi:10.1016/1044-5803(94)90077-9 01 COAL LIGNITE AND PEAT 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE CARBON STEELS RUPTURES CARBONIC ACID CORROSIVE EFFECTS CARBON DIOXIDE COAL GASIFICATION PLANTS CORROSION DESIGN FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS IRON CARBONATES METHANATION PIPES PRESSURE EFFECTS SCALING TEMPERATURE EFFECTS VELOCITY WATER ALLOYS CARBON COMPOUNDS CARBON OXIDES CARBONATES CHALCOGENIDES CHEMICAL REACTIONS FAILURES HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS INDUSTRIAL PLANTS INORGANIC ACIDS IRON ALLOYS IRON BASE ALLOYS IRON COMPOUNDS OXIDES OXYGEN COMPOUNDS STEELS SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS 2022 ftosti https://doi.org/10.1016/1044-5803%2894%2990077-910.1016/1044-5803(94)90077-9 2023-07-11T10:54:02Z The rupture of a carbon steel elbow in the methanation area of the Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant resulted in a fire and plant shutdown. The failure was investigated by personnel from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and ANG Associates, the plant operators. These studies consisted of an on-site inspection and extensive laboratory examination that included optical metallography, x-ray fluorescence, x-ray diffraction, chemical analyses, and electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA). It was concluded that operation of a heat exchanger under off-specification conditions contributed to higher than design temperatures, lower than design pressures, and higher than design concentrations of carbon dioxide and water in the exit line from a condensate separator. Together, these conditions produced high levels of carbonic acid and higher than design velocities resulting in severe corrosion of the carbon steel. 9 refs., 7 figs., 2 tabs. Other/Unknown Material Carbonic acid SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) |
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01 COAL LIGNITE AND PEAT 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE CARBON STEELS RUPTURES CARBONIC ACID CORROSIVE EFFECTS CARBON DIOXIDE COAL GASIFICATION PLANTS CORROSION DESIGN FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS IRON CARBONATES METHANATION PIPES PRESSURE EFFECTS SCALING TEMPERATURE EFFECTS VELOCITY WATER ALLOYS CARBON COMPOUNDS CARBON OXIDES CARBONATES CHALCOGENIDES CHEMICAL REACTIONS FAILURES HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS INDUSTRIAL PLANTS INORGANIC ACIDS IRON ALLOYS IRON BASE ALLOYS IRON COMPOUNDS OXIDES OXYGEN COMPOUNDS STEELS SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS |
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01 COAL LIGNITE AND PEAT 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE CARBON STEELS RUPTURES CARBONIC ACID CORROSIVE EFFECTS CARBON DIOXIDE COAL GASIFICATION PLANTS CORROSION DESIGN FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS IRON CARBONATES METHANATION PIPES PRESSURE EFFECTS SCALING TEMPERATURE EFFECTS VELOCITY WATER ALLOYS CARBON COMPOUNDS CARBON OXIDES CARBONATES CHALCOGENIDES CHEMICAL REACTIONS FAILURES HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS INDUSTRIAL PLANTS INORGANIC ACIDS IRON ALLOYS IRON BASE ALLOYS IRON COMPOUNDS OXIDES OXYGEN COMPOUNDS STEELS SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS Keiser, J.R. Mayotte, J.R. ) Dias, O.C. ) Analysis of pipe failure for the Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant |
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01 COAL LIGNITE AND PEAT 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE CARBON STEELS RUPTURES CARBONIC ACID CORROSIVE EFFECTS CARBON DIOXIDE COAL GASIFICATION PLANTS CORROSION DESIGN FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS IRON CARBONATES METHANATION PIPES PRESSURE EFFECTS SCALING TEMPERATURE EFFECTS VELOCITY WATER ALLOYS CARBON COMPOUNDS CARBON OXIDES CARBONATES CHALCOGENIDES CHEMICAL REACTIONS FAILURES HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS INDUSTRIAL PLANTS INORGANIC ACIDS IRON ALLOYS IRON BASE ALLOYS IRON COMPOUNDS OXIDES OXYGEN COMPOUNDS STEELS SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS |
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The rupture of a carbon steel elbow in the methanation area of the Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant resulted in a fire and plant shutdown. The failure was investigated by personnel from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and ANG Associates, the plant operators. These studies consisted of an on-site inspection and extensive laboratory examination that included optical metallography, x-ray fluorescence, x-ray diffraction, chemical analyses, and electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA). It was concluded that operation of a heat exchanger under off-specification conditions contributed to higher than design temperatures, lower than design pressures, and higher than design concentrations of carbon dioxide and water in the exit line from a condensate separator. Together, these conditions produced high levels of carbonic acid and higher than design velocities resulting in severe corrosion of the carbon steel. 9 refs., 7 figs., 2 tabs. |
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Keiser, J.R. Mayotte, J.R. ) Dias, O.C. ) |
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Analysis of pipe failure for the Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant |
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Analysis of pipe failure for the Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant |
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Analysis of pipe failure for the Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant |
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Analysis of pipe failure for the Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant |
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Analysis of pipe failure for the Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant |
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analysis of pipe failure for the great plains coal gasification plant |
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