Published 1994 | Version v1
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Avoiding failures of steam turbine discs by automated ultrasonic inspections

  • 1. Nuclear Electric plc, Manchester (United Kingdom)

Description

Under certain conditions, stress corrosion cracking can cause catastrophic failure of steam turbine discs. Nuclear Electric has developed a range of inspection techniques for disc keyways, bores, buttons and blade attachments and has accumulated substantial experience on their use on plant. This paper gives examples of the techniques used and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the techniques applied

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
ASM International.
Imprint Place
Materials Park, OH (United States)
ISBN
0-87170-506-0
Imprint Title
12th International Conference on NDE in the Nuclear and Pressure Vessel Industries
Imprint Pagination
521 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 481-487.

Conference

Title
12. international conference on non-destructive evaluation in the nuclear and pressure vessel industries.
Dates
10-13 Oct 1993.
Place
Philadelphia, PA (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
26069965
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CRACK PROPAGATION; DATA PROCESSING; EQUIPMENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; STEAM TURBINES; STRESS CORROSION; TURBINE BLADES; ULTRASONIC TESTING
Descriptors DEC
ACOUSTIC TESTING; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CORROSION; MACHINERY; MATERIALS TESTING; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; TESTING; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINERY

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-931061--.