Failure of Riveted and Forge-Welded Penstock
| Autor: | Charles J. Trenkle |
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| Rok vydání: | 1979 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
business.industry General Engineering General Medicine Welding Structural engineering Turbine Penstock law.invention Discontinuity (geotechnical engineering) Electrical conduit Forge Hydro power law Forensic engineering Rivet General Earth and Planetary Sciences business General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Energy Division. 105:93-102 |
| ISSN: | 2690-2419 0190-8294 |
| DOI: | 10.1061/jdaedz.0000014 |
| Popis: | This paper describes the failure and repair of a 1920’s vintage 78-in. (198-cm) diam, 1-1/4-in. (3.18-cm) thick riveted and forge-welded penstock. The failure occurred at a metallurgical discontinuity located in a forge-welded joint when the turbine shut-off valve swung closed in less than 3 sec. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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