Published February 2017 | Version v1
Journal article

Thermal-structural Analysis and Fatigue Life Evaluation of a Parallel Slide Gate Valve in Accordance with ASME B and PVC

  • 1. Andong Nat'l Univ., Andong (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. Key Valve Technologies Ltd., Siheung (Korea, Republic of)

Description

A parallel slide gate valve (PSGV) is located between the heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) and the steam turbine in a combined cycle power plant (CCPP). It is used to control the flow of steam and runs with repetitive operations such as startups, load changes, and shutdowns during its operation period. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the fatigue damage and the structural integrity under a large compressive thermal stress due to the temperature difference through the valve wall thickness during the startup operations. In this paper, the thermal-structural analysis and the fatigue life evaluation of a 16-inch PSGV, which is installed on the HP steam line, is performed according to the fatigue life assessment method described in the ASME B and PVC VIII-2; the method uses the equivalent stress from the elastic stress analysis.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers. A
Journal Volume
41
Journal Issue
2
Series
14 refs, 11 figs, 6 tabs
Journal Page Range
p. 157-164
ISSN
1226-4873

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
48066836
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Descriptors DEI
CONTROL; FATIGUE; SHUTDOWN; STEAM GENERATORS; STEAM LINES; STEAM TURBINES; STRESSES; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THICKNESS; VALVES
Descriptors DEC
BOILERS; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; DIMENSIONS; EQUIPMENT; FLOW REGULATORS; MACHINERY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PIPELINES; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINERY; VAPOR GENERATORS