API 579-1/ ASME FFS-1 Fitness for Service Evaluation on a Wood-Fired Boiler

API 579-1/ ASME FFS-1 Fitness-For-Service evaluation was performed on a steam drum in a wood-fired boiler. The 30,000 pound boiler (120 psi) was overheated due to a loss of makeup water and a failure of a low-water cutoff control. The API 579-1 standard contains very specific methodologies for evaluating pressure vessels that have been damaged …

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