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What will be the possible cause for Furnace tube "BLUGED"?
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furnace tube bluged
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Though agree fully with 25362& weldstan.
But please do check /analyze data of crude flow through the tube as if for any reasons minimum cooling media flow was not ensured at all times through operation(by mistake or intentionally; which usually results in starvation/ localized hot spots),
then adequate controls and stringent operating practices need to be in place to eradicate recurrence possibilities.
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Qalander(Chem)
But please do check /analyze data of crude flow through the tube as if for any reasons minimum cooling media flow was not ensured at all times through operation(by mistake or intentionally; which usually results in starvation/ localized hot spots),
then adequate controls and stringent operating practices need to be in place to eradicate recurrence possibilities.
Best Regards
Qalander(Chem)
I came across a situation several years ago on a high pressure firetube boiler. The problem was that the heat exchanger that was heating up the bunker C oil developed a leak and the oil seeped into the water space of the boiler and nicely coated the furnace; amazingly, the check valves did not stop the reverse flow of the bunker C oil into the boiler. I don't remember if the furnace was corrugated or plain but being a high pressure boiler, it was probably corrugated. A new boiler was purchased instead of an expensive repair.
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