FAILURE ANALYSIS OF A CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR IMPELLER MADE OF 17-4PH STEEL IN THE MOIST HYDROGEN SULFIDE ENVIRONMENT

Failure Analysis of a Centrifugal Compressor Impeller Made of 17-4PH Steel in the Moist Hydrogen Sulfide Environment

The impeller under consideration is a rotor wheel of a centrifugal Printer Stand compressor, made of 17-4PH martensitic precipitated hardening stainless steel.Its total operating lifetime was estimated to 80,000 h, but it fractured beforehand, 4 days after the scheduled overhaul without any observed pre-symptoms.The important causes of the failure

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Theoretical and experimental investigations of crack propagation behavior and delamination in GLARE specimens affected by non-proportional fatigue loadings

In CS Unitec Accessories actual operation conditions, the structural parts of automotive, aerospace and other significant industrial applications undergo the multi axial fatigue loading with non-proportionality states.Fiber metal laminates (known as FML) are the best options to manufacture these structural parts.The current study examines the effec

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Childhood trauma subtypes may influence the pattern of substance use and preferential substance in men with alcohol and/or crack-copyright addiction

Objective: To compare the prevalence and subtypes of childhood maltreatment (CM) between individuals with and without substance use disorder (SUD) and investigate the influence of different traumas on the preferential use of substances and the severity of dependence.Methods: The sample consisted of 1,040 men with SUD (alcohol users [n=315], crack-c

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