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Damage to the rear waterwall of BKZ-420-140 NGM boiler caused by a pressure drop in the furnace

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An inspection of the tubes in the rear waterwall of the gas-and-oil-fired high-pressure drum boiler has revealed a deflection of 110 mm toward the furnace. It is proved that this damage is caused by a pressure drop in the boiler furnace during an emergency shutdown.

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Translated from Élektricheskie Stantsii, No. 12, December 2012, pp. 27 – 30.

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Belyakov, I.I., Breus, V.I. Damage to the rear waterwall of BKZ-420-140 NGM boiler caused by a pressure drop in the furnace. Power Technol Eng 47, 68–70 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10749-013-0400-y

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