Iron Deposition on Waterwall Tubes During normal steam generator operation, condensate/feedwater piping and boiler tubes develop a layer of iron oxide, which, while being a corrosion product ...

In 1996 Unit 2 experienced ten tube failures. Each outage generally averaged two days and cost the plant an average $350,000. However, the majority of the cost was to replace the lost generation.

Cortec® therefore encourages boiler owners and operators not to wait until a melted boiler tube forces them to face the facts of scale. Scale Impacts Boiler Performance. Scale forms when certain ...

Boilers have to be cleaned regularly to keep power plants and other equipment operating efficiently because ash build-up forms slag deposits on the boiler tubes, acting like a layer of insulation ...

In this hands-on Weekly Boiler Tip, (filmed at Boiler University) we examine welded, beaded, and flared tube ends.

One source saw a yellow, crummy-looking substance all down the side of the boiler and on the boiler tubes, which was 40 feet wide and 60 feet tall, he said. Test results arrived at about 4 p.m ...