Modeling of carburization and thermal stress analysis for ethylene cracking furnace tube

Luyang Geng, Jianming Gong, Xiaoyan Qin, Limin Shen

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Abstract

The ethylene cracking furnace tube is one of the most important components of an ethylene cracking furnace. Carburization of furnace tube is one of the most important causes which lead the tube to fail. In this paper, the model that describes diffusion of carbon and the precipitation of carbides was established based on Fick' law and equilibrium constant method. The finite difference method was adopted to simulate the distribution of carbon concentration. By applying the model, the distribution of carbon concentration along thickness in HP-Nb tubes was predicted for the different service times. According to the temperature distribution of furnace tube, obtained by the analysis of heat transfer, the thermal stresses of the furnace tube with various carburization extents were analyzed by using the finite element code ABAQUS for the actual heating process of an ethylene cracking furnace. The analysis results show that the maximum circumferential thermal stress exists near the inner wall of the carburized tube, which usually causes cracking of the carburized tube along the longitudinal direction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhysical and Numerical Simulation of Material Processing VI
EditorsJitai Niu, Jitai Niu, Guangtao Zhou, Guangtao Zhou
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages1136-1140
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9783037853061
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event6th International Conference on Physical and Numerical Simulation of Materials Processing, ICPNS2010 - Guilin, China
Duration: 16 Nov 201019 Nov 2010

Publication series

NameMaterials Science Forum
Volume704-705
ISSN (Print)0255-5476
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9752

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Physical and Numerical Simulation of Materials Processing, ICPNS2010
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuilin
Period16/11/1019/11/10

Keywords

  • Carburization
  • Ethylene cracking furnace tube
  • Model
  • Thermal stress analysis

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