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Sunday, January 4, 2015

Slag


Non-metallic solid material entrapped in weld metal or between weld metal and base metal.

Water tube boiler



A multiple tube circuit heat exchanger within a gas-containing casing in which steam is generated inside the tubes by heat transferred from a hot gas flowing over the tubes.

Water tube pipe coil HRSG in a pressure vessel



A tube or pipe coil circuit within a pressure vessel in which steam is generated inside the tubes by heat transferred from a high-temperature fluid or fluidized solids surrounding the tube circuits.

Target wall


A vertical refractory firebrick wall which is exposed to direct flame impingement on one or both sides.

Radiant section of a Heater/ Boiler


Portion of the heater in which heat is transferred to the tubes, primarily by radiation.

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Integrity operating window


A set of operating parameters for the equipment that define the range of operating variables for the materials of construction .  If exceeded for some critical time interval, the likelihood of failure to an unacceptable level.