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Development of a health monitoring framework: Application to a supercritical pulverized coal-fired boiler

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  • Hedrick, Katherine
  • Omell, Benjamin
  • Zitney, Stephen E.
  • Bhattacharyya, Debangsu

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This work details the development of a physics-based equipment health monitoring framework for a supercritical boiler, using first-principles models to estimate the remaining useful life (RUL) of its components. The framework accounts for fatigue and creep life consumption, generating spatio-temporal variations in mechanical and thermal stress. Analysis of the stress profile throughout the boiler highlights the finishing superheater inlet steam header as a vulnerable location susceptible to damage from cycling operation. The framework also yields quantified uncertainty in the RUL projection for specific locations, accounting for uncertainties in material properties and boiler operation. Results indicate that operational uncertainties (e.g., seasonal variation and operational strategy) and material properties (e.g., rupture time coefficients, Young's modulus, yield strength, and coefficient of thermal expansion) significantly impact the RUL of the finishing superheater inlet steam header. Additionally, case studies demonstrate the use of the health monitoring framework as a predictive tool for operational planning under uncertainty, including scenarios with and without updates on the operation of the boiler.

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  • Hedrick, Katherine & Omell, Benjamin & Zitney, Stephen E. & Bhattacharyya, Debangsu, 2024. "Development of a health monitoring framework: Application to a supercritical pulverized coal-fired boiler," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 290(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:290:y:2024:i:c:s0360544223035478
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.130153
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