Failure analysis of boiler tube at a petrochemical plant

This research aims to assess the failure analysis of a boiler tube of a steam generation system at a petrochemical plant. To achieve this goal, firstly visual observation and thickness measurements were made to detect different features of failure. Secondly optical microscope and scanning electron microscope (SEM) were used observing the microstructures and also hardness measurements were carried out for metallurgical evaluation. Additionally,...