Structural alloys for power plants : operational challenges and high-temperature materials

✍ Scribed by A Shirzadi; S Jackson

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 504
• Series: Woodhead Publishing in energy, no.45
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Current fleets of conventional and nuclear power plants face increasing hostile environmental conditions due to increasingly high temperature operation for improved capacity and efficiency, and the need for long term service. Additional challenges are presented by the requirement to cycle plants to meet peak-load operation. This book presents a comprehensive review of structural materials in conventional and nuclear energy applications. Opening chapters address operational challenges and structural alloy requirements in different types of power plants. The following sections review power plant structural alloys and methods to mitigate critical materials degradation in power plants.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front matter, Pages i-iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributor contact details, Pages xi-xiii, A.A. Shirzadi, S. Jackson, A. James, S. Rajagopalan, S. Osgerby, F. Starr, J.F. Knott, Y. Yin, R. Faulkner, F. Starr, M.J. Peet, P.J. Ennis, W. Hoffelner, F. Abe, S. Prakash, G.S. Was, P.L. Andresen, D.J. Abson, G. Mathers, H.V. Atkinson, S.P.A. Gill, et al.
Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy, Pages xv-xx
Preface, Pages xxi-xxii, Amir Shirzadi, Susan Jackson
1 - Gas turbines: operating conditions, components and material requirements, Pages 3-21, A.W. James, S. Rajagopalan
2 - Steam turbines: operating conditions, components and material requirements, Pages 22-35, S. Osgerby
3 - High temperature materials issues in the design and operation of coal-fired steam turbines and plant, Pages 36-68, F. Starr
4 - Nuclear power plants: types, components and material requirements, Pages 69-101, J. Knott
5 - Austenitic steels and alloys for power plants, Pages 105-152, Y. Yin, R. Faulkner, F. Starr
6 - Bainitic steels and alloys for power plants, Pages 153-187, M.J. Peet
7 - Ferritic and martensitic steels for power plants, Pages 188-220, P.J. Ennis
8 - Structural materials containing nanofeatures for advanced energy plants, Pages 221-249, W. Hoffelner
9 - Development of creep-resistant steels and alloys for use in power plants, Pages 250-293, F. Abe
10 - Development of advanced alloys with improved resistance to corrosion and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in power plants, Pages 294-318, S. Prakash
11 - Design and material issues in improving fracture/fatigue resistance and structural integrity in power plants, Pages 319-354, J.F. Knott
12 - Radiation damage to structural alloys in nuclear power plants: mechanisms and remediation, Pages 355-420, G.S. Was, P.L. Andresen
13 - The use of advanced alloys to resolve welding problems in power plants, Pages 421-446, D.J. Abson, G. Mathers
14 - Modelling creep in nickel alloys in high temperature power plants, Pages 447-478, H.V. Atkinson, S.P.A. Gill
Index, Pages 479-494