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Effects of surface roughness on thermo-mechanical fatigue life of a P91 power plant steel (2016)
Journal Article
Kyaw, S. T., Rouse, J. P., Lu, J., & Sun, W. (in press). Effects of surface roughness on thermo-mechanical fatigue life of a P91 power plant steel. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2016.06.086

P91 martensitic steel has now been widely used for power plant components such as steam pipe sections and headers. With the shift to renewable sources, traditional fossil power plants are increasingly expected to operate under so called “two shifting... Read More about Effects of surface roughness on thermo-mechanical fatigue life of a P91 power plant steel.

Determination of material parameters for a unified viscoplasticity-damage model for a P91 power plant steel (2016)
Journal Article
Kyaw, S. T., Rouse, J. P., Lu, J., & Sun, W. (2016). Determination of material parameters for a unified viscoplasticity-damage model for a P91 power plant steel. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 115-116, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2016.06.014

Societal pressures are mounting on electricity operators to operate traditional fossil-fuel power plants in an efficient and flexible manner in conjunction with renewable power plants. This requires the uses of high frequency start up – shut down loa... Read More about Determination of material parameters for a unified viscoplasticity-damage model for a P91 power plant steel.

A comparison of simple methods to incorporate material temperature dependency in the Green’s function method for estimating transient thermal stresses in thick-walled power plant components (2016)
Journal Article
Rouse, J., & Hyde, C. J. (in press). A comparison of simple methods to incorporate material temperature dependency in the Green’s function method for estimating transient thermal stresses in thick-walled power plant components. Materials, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9010026

The threat of thermal fatigue is an increasing concern for thermal power plant operators due to the increasing tendency to adopt “two-shifting” operating procedures. Thermal plants are likely to remain part of the energy portfolio for the foreseeable... Read More about A comparison of simple methods to incorporate material temperature dependency in the Green’s function method for estimating transient thermal stresses in thick-walled power plant components.