Investigation of Corrosion Fatigue Phenomena in Transient Zone of Mechanical Drive Steam Turbines and Its Preventive Measures
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Proceedings of the Second Middle East Turbomachinery Symposium 17 – 20 March 2013, Doha, Qatar Investigation of Corrosion Fatigue Phenomena in Transient Zone of Mechanical Drive Steam Turbines and its Preventive Measures by Satoshi Hata Engineering and Design Division Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Compressor Corporation Naoyuki Nagai Hiroshima Research & Development Center Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Norihito Fujimura MCO Saudi Arabia, LCC. (MCOSA) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Compressor Corporation Satoshi Hata ABSTRACT Satoshi Hata is a Group Manager For mechanical drive steam turbines, the investigation within the Turbo Machinery results of corrosion fatigue phenomena in the transient zone Engineering Department, Mitsubishi are introduced, including basic phenomena on expansion Heavy Industries, Ltd., in Hiroshima, line and actual design and damage experience. These results Japan. He has 30 year experience in were analyzed from the standpoint of stress intensity during R&D for nuclear uranium centrifuges, turbomolecular pumps, heavy-duty the start of cracking. In order to resolve such problems, gas turbines, steam turbines and preventive coating and blade design methods against fouling compressors. Mr. Hata has B.S., M.S. and corrosive environments are developed. Detailed and Ph.D. degrees (in Mechanical evaluation test results are given for coating performance Engineering) from Kyusyu Institute of using a unique test procedure simulating fouling phenomena Technology. and washing conditions. Finally, the results of the Naoyuki Nagai successful modification of internals and on-line washing Naoyuki Nagai is a Research Manager results on site are introduced. in the Research & Development Center, at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., in INTRODUCTION Hiroshima Japan. He has 27 year In petrochemical plants, the flow path of process gas experience in R&D and troubleshooting compressor drive steam turbines have several kinds of for rotor dynamics, torsional dynamics (1) involved in electromagnetic, control potential damage such as erosion and corrosion, resulting and aerodynamic coupling regarding in deterioration of performance and a decrease in strength about compressor, steam turbine and margin. Especially, in the process of steam expansion, driving system. Mr. Nagai received his depending on steam pressure and temperature, corrosive B.S. and M.S. degrees from Kyushu chemicals in very low levels of concentration tend to be Institute of Technology and Ph.D. from Hiroshima University (in Mech. enriched to a high level. These enriched chemicals deposit Engineering). on the internal parts of the steam turbine and cause a decrease in strength or blade failure(2). Norihito Fujimura In this paper, the authors investigate the relationship Norihito Fujimura is an application between this enrichment zone, strength safety margin, and engineer of Engineering Department in blade failure, and the root causes according to analysis of Global Marketing & Sales Division, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, actual blade failures. Based on these investigation results, Compressor Corporation, in Tokyo, the authors introduce blade structure improvements in Japan. He has eight years’ experience order to increase the safety margin for corrosion fatigue. in designing compressors and steam As one of the factors related to performance deterioration turbines. Mr. Fujimura has B.S and and operation restriction, fouling on nozzle and blade M.S degrees in Mechanical profiles has to be highlighted, and it is necessary to think Engineering from Oita University of some improvements for the prevention of fouling. The authors study surface treatment methods applicable to Copyright 8 2013 by Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M University Proceedings of the Second Middle East Turbomachinery Symposium 17 – 20 March 2013, Doha, Qatar actual blades to improve anti-corrosion and anti-fouling. Case Study of Typical Low Pressure Blade Damage and They also introduce a new surface treatment method and Root Cause Analysis the results of an evaluation test for coating functions, Figure 3 shows a typical failure of blades in the low including washing efficiency using a unique simulation test pressure section (tenon and finitely grouped type of L-1 set-up. Finally, the possibility of long-term effective stage) (5). The tenon and shroud plate have failed. Detailed operation based on a combination of a new surface conditions of the fracture surface and crack propagation treatment method, new online washing system and special direction (arrows) are shown in Figure 4. This is flow path design is explained. conformed cracking initiated on the internal side of the tenon and this failure is HCF according to the observed Turbine Expansion Line and Typical Damage fine spacing striation(6). In the physical process of the low pressure stages of a L-1Stage Damage steam turbine expanding from the superheated zone to the Portion saturated zone, possible causes of mechanical damage are shown in Figure 1. On dry and wet areas around the saturation line, we tend to observe SCC caused by high concentrated NaOH, pitting, corrosion fatigue related to NaCl enrichment in the special zone (Wilson zone) in which dry and wet conditions continuously occur in the moisture range of 2% to 6% and heavy drain erosion in high moisture zones of over 12%. As shown in Figure 2, a fatigue endurance limit for 13Cr stainless steel under Figure 3 Typical Blade Damage of LP Section NaCl distilled water decreases drastically, and in this b) Inlet side Wilson zone we have to pay particular attention to blade Point A design, whilst considering the critical importance of controlling impurities in steam for actual continuous a) operation. It is necessary to understand the corrosive environment in actual operation to evaluate fatigue life. However, it is very difficult to expect concentration level Crack changes of corrosive chemicals under conditions of rapid propagating expansion in complicated high velocity flow fields. In this direction Concave side Concave sense, it is important to evaluate mechanical integrity with side Convex a combination of detailed static and dynamic stress analysis and operation experience. Outlet side LP Turbine Inlet Figure 4 Crack Propagation on Fracture Surface Caustic SCC NaOH,Oxides Pitting, SCC,Corrosion Fatigue Detailed fracture and stress analyses of the actual blade are - 2- 2- Salt Zone Cl , SO4 , CO3 ,O2, CuO, Acetate carried out by root cause analysis, which is shown in Drying on Hot Surfaces Figure 5. Key factors involved in this failure could include ~30% NaCl Solution S excessive static and dynamic external forces, and a C at Enthalpy O ura 2 C tion or L A ro ine decrease in the fatigue endurance limit in a corrosive c E si id ro on > s, s V < ion 2% el pH oc environment. It is also important to evaluate resonance it Enrichment Zone y 4% W stress in the variable speed range in such a corrosive ( ) a Wilson Zone te r 6% Moisture Dr op environment. le t Er 8% os io Over Speed Large Centrifugal Force n 10% Excessive 12% Static Stress Large Stress Concentration (3) Figure 1. Turbine Expansion Line and Typical Damage Harmonic Resonance High Order Nozzle Wake Resonance Low Damping / High Response Excessive 500 Smooth and notched bar specimens Vibration Stress Over Load / Large Turbulence 18℃ 60 Hz Air Blade 400 Large Stress Concentration Distilled Water Failure NaCl(%) 300 3 Fretting on Contact Surface × -1 3 10 3×10-2 -3 200 3×10 -4 Insufficient Mechanical Property 3×10 Inferior Material 100 80℃ Defects of Material 3 0 104 105 106 107 108 109 Insufficient Quality of Steam (20) (200) (0.002) (0.02) (0.2) (2) Rotating bending stressRotating (MPa) Corrosive Number of cycles (Days) Corrosive Chemicals Enrichment Environment Fatigue Endurance Limit Decrease Figure 2. Decrease of Fatigue Endurance Limit for 13Cr Stainless Steel under NaCl Distilled Water(4) Figure 5 Root Cause Analysis for Blade Damage Copyright 8 2013 by Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M University Proceedings of the Second Middle East Turbomachinery Symposium 17 – 20 March 2013, Doha, Qatar Enrichment of Corrosive Chemicals in Steam and Point C Corrosion Fatigue j i In order to investigate the relationship between corrosion Na : 3100ppm Na : 4000ppm Cl : 4000ppm Cl : 1800ppm fatigue and the wet/dry transient zone, a detailed analysis K : 1700ppm 890μm from surface 640μm from surface of the fracture surface and corrosion chemicals deposited on an actual damaged rotor is carried out. Fracture surface As a result of the fracture surface analysis shown in Figure h k g Na : 2400ppm Na : 1900ppm Cl : 3700ppm 6, the typical corrosion pits of diameter about 20 Cl : 1700ppm Cl : 3000ppm K : 1500ppm K : 800ppm K : 1100ppm 103μm from surface 70μm from surface 69μm from surface micrometers in diameter are observed around the fatigue Fracture surface crack starting point. Though corrosion fatigue includes environmental factors, it is difficult to quantitatively Figure 8 Corrosive Chemicals Concentration of Deposits estimate the actual operating condition affecting the fatigue on Fracture Surface limit, and there are a lot of other unclear factors. A basic mechanism of corrosion fatigue is explained in Figure 7(9) In addition, the same corrosion pits are observed on the (16). This corrosion fatigue phenomenon is affected by tenon, blade profile, and root of sound blades of the same certain types of chemical materials and their concentration stage and turbine as shown in Figure 9. Inside these pits, levels, and it is thought