Steam Pipe Failure
Steam Pipe Failure
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Has anyone heard any information regarding a utility steam pipe failure in Kansas?
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RE: Steam Pipe Failure
RE: Steam Pipe Failure
RE: Steam Pipe Failure
http://www.kansascity.com/206/story/100971.html
RE: Steam Pipe Failure
-failure was in the feedwater piping to the attemperator station
- the feedwater line was reported to be 4" Sch 160, SA 106 Grade C carbon steel
- cause of failure was flow accelerated corrosion (FAC)
- 18" long rupture
- piping adjacent to the failure was reduced to 0.100"
RE: Steam Pipe Failure
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RE: Steam Pipe Failure