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Numerical simulation of the failure behavior of steam‐side oxide scale considering oxide creep and physical defects
Author(s) -
Qi J.,
Zhou K.Y.,
Huang J.L.,
Si X.D.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
materials and corrosion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.487
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1521-4176
pISSN - 0947-5117
DOI - 10.1002/maco.201709465
Subject(s) - creep , materials science , oxide , superheater , spallation , finite element method , composite material , computer simulation , structural engineering , forensic engineering , metallurgy , mechanics , boiler (water heating) , engineering , neutron , waste management , physics , quantum mechanics
The present study deals with a numerical simulation of the failure behavior of steam‐side oxide scale at high temperature considering oxide creep and physical defects. An experimental observation was conducted on the oxide scale formed on T91 superheater tubes from one coal‐fired plant, and the elastic‐plastic finite element model (FEM) considering oxide creep was established to predict the crack load and the residual stress within oxide scale during cooling. The simulation results associated with those of the pure elastic model were used to clarify the effect of oxide creep on oxide failure. Then the FEM was applied to assess the occurrence of oxide failure as a function of physical defect length, oxide thickness, and cooling rate. The results showed that the hold period on cooling could effectively prevent oxide spallation. Interestingly, the influence of physical defect length on the through‐scale crack was larger than the interface crack, while the cooling rate and oxide thickness had a more significant effect on the interface crack.