Abstract: Polythionic Acid Stress Cracking in Furnace Tubes (2009 Spring National Meeting)

Monday, April 27, 2009: 8:50 AM

Room 15/16 (Tampa Convention Center)

Tom Kopecky, Jim McCarter and Bruce Scott, Reliability Engineering Group, Flint Hill Resources, Port Arthur, TX

This paper will provide details of an olefin unit's actual experience with Polythionic Acid Stress Corrosion Cracking (PASCC) in a furnace convection section. Investigation into the suspected cause of the tube failures along with the supporting metallurgical data will be presented.

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