Abstract
Tubular heat exchangers (HE) are common and often
physically large in power and process industries, e.g. in
steam generators, boilers, preheaters, furnaces and many
other essential applications to transfer heat of process
fluids. HE performance is important for managing the
overall efficiency, economy, life and predictable
maintainability of the process & plant: typical
investment cycle ~ 20-60 years, opportunity for planned
inspections and maintenance once every ~ 1-6 years.
Intervening damage or failures will reduce equipment life
and increase the risk of unplanned shutdown/maintenance,
business interruptions and high cost recovery. Systematic
countermeasures include risk-based methods, such as
risk-based inspections (RBI).
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Event | 26th SRA-E annual conference 2017, New Challenges, New Threats: Resilience and Adaptation in a Risky World - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 19 Jun 2017 → 21 Jun 2017 |
Conference
Conference | 26th SRA-E annual conference 2017, New Challenges, New Threats: Resilience and Adaptation in a Risky World |
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Abbreviated title | SRA-E |
Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Lisbon |
Period | 19/06/17 → 21/06/17 |
Keywords
- risk-based inspection
- tubular heat exhanger
- life assessment