Download or read book Metallurgical Failures in Fossil Fired Boilers written by David French and published by . This book was released on 1983-02-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers how boiler tubes fail in use, and more importantly, why they fail under seemingly normal operating conditions. Suggests ways to prevent future failures by analyzing failures and shows many ways to trace the reason for failure. Contains over two-hundred photographs of metallurgical faults and tube failures. Offers ways to prevent tube failure and avoid boiler shutdowns. Applicable to all industries utilizing boilers. Provides the basic engineering theories on metal failure for background.