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Reducing the Risk of High Temperature Hydrogen Attack (HTHA) Failures

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The objective of this article is to provide lessons learned from materials, structure, and equipment failures so that costly failures can be prevented through good design, maintenance, and inspection practices, thus increasing safety, equipment reliability, and integrity of designs.

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  1. Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, Inc., 3330 Oakwell Court, Suite 100, San Antonio, TX, 78218, USA

    Daniel J. Benac & Paul McAndrew

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Benac, D.J., McAndrew, P. Reducing the Risk of High Temperature Hydrogen Attack (HTHA) Failures. J Fail. Anal. and Preven. 12, 624–627 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11668-012-9605-x

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