Presented by : -
Sanjay M. Sarode
B.E(Mech.), A.M.I.E(Elect), D.B.M, D.L.L, D.I.T
Dy. Director, Steam Boilers, M.S.
Part -II
Let us have a look at
-Some of the accidents
occurred to boilers &
economisers.
-Some defects commonly
observed.
BOILER MR/10985
Ordnance Factory
Varangaon,
Jalgaon
Nature of accident
Multiple bulges in
furnace
Cause of accident
Low water level
BOILER MR/9616
Govt. Milk
Scheme, Miraj
Nature of accident
Bulging of furnace
Cause of accident
Low water level
BOILER MR/9616
Govt.Milk scheme,
Miraj
Nature of accident
Furnace collapsed
–internal view
Cause of accident
Low water level
BOILER MR/9198
Jasmine Mills Pvt.
Ltd, Dharavi
Nature of accident
Multiple bulges in
furnace with cracks
Cause of accident
Low water level
BOILER MR/11581
Thermax Ltd,
Pune
Nature of accident
Corrugated
furnace collapsed.
Boiler tubes
pulled out from
tube plate.
Cause of accident
Low water level
BOILER MP/217
Gopal Rice Mills,
Gondia
Nature of accident
Bulging of furnace
Cause of accident
Low water level
BOILER MP/217
Gopal Rice Mills,
Gondia
Nature of accident
Picture shows
Damaged
foundation &
damage to the
property
Cause of accident
Low water level
BOILER MP/217
Gopal Rice Mills, Gondia
Nature of accident
The vertical X tube boiler
thrown away from
foundation at about 5m.
distance causing
damage the property &
loss of one life.
Cause of accident
Low water level
BOILER MR/10750
Jaysynth Dyechem
Ltd, Navi Mumbai
Nature of accident
Bulging of furnace
Cause of accident
Low water level
BOILER MR/10750
Jaysynth Dyechem
Ltd, Navi Mumbai
Nature of accident
Furnace teared off
from F.E.P.
Cause of accident
Low water level
Trimbak Rubber,
Nashik
Nature of accident
Bulges to furnace
Cause of accident
Low water level
Trimbak Rubber,
Nashik
Nature of accident
Bulges to furnace –
seen internally
Cause of accident
Low water level
BOILER MR/9623
RajaramBapu S.S.K.
Ltd., Walva, Sangli
Nature of accident
Few holes of boiler
tubes were plugged
Cause of accident
Low water level
BOILER MR/9623
RajaramBapu
S.S.K. Ltd., Walva,
Sangli
Nature of accident
Water tubes got
pulled out from the
drum
Cause of accident
Low Water Level
BOILER MR/9623
RajaramBapu S.S.K.
Ltd., Walva, Sangli
Nature of accident
The Roof is
distorted and super
heater coils collapsed
Cause of accident
Low water level
BOILER MR/9623
RajaramBapu
S.S.K. Ltd., Walva,
Sangli
Nature of accident
Several tubes of
boiler were twisted
Cause of accident
Low water level
BOILER MR/11801
M/s. Viva Herba Pvt Ltd,
Panvel
Nature of accident
Bulge to the furnace
Cause of accident
Low Water Level
BOILER MR/11801
•M/s. Viva Herba Pvt
Ltd, Panvel
•Nature of accident
Bulge to the furnace
Exploded view
•Cause of accident
Low Water Level
BOILER MR/12463
M/s. Vinyl Chemicals (I)
Ltd, Mahad
Nature of accident
Furnace collapsed
Cause of accident
Low Water Level
BOILER MR/12463
M/s. Vinyl Chemicals (I)
Ltd, Mahad
Nature of accident
Furnace collapsed
Cause of accident
Low Water Level
BOILER MR/11874
M/s. Spec Chemicals Ltd
Nature of accident
Bulge to furnace
Cause of accident
Low Water Level
BOILER MR/11537
Daga Plastic
Industry, Jalgaon
Mobery duel
control bottom
stand pipe branch
in the boiler shell
choked with
sludge
Cause:-Poor
water quality
BOILER MR/11537
Daga Plastic
Industry, Jalgaon
Mobery dual
control stand pipe
bottom branch
choked with
sludge
Cause:-Poor
water quality
BOILER MR/12910
Unique Sugars,
Dondaicha
Nature of accident
Puncture of bed
coil
Cause of accident
Erosion of bed
coil
BOILER MR/12910
Unique Sugars,
Dondaicha
Nature of accident
Puncture of Bed
coil due to erosion
Cause of accident
Erosion of bed
coil
BOILER MR/12910
•Unique Sugars,
Dondaicha
•Nature of accident
Puncture of Bed
coils
Cause of accident
Erosion of bed coil
MALEGAON SIZING
Corrosion and
wasting of
smoke tubes
BOILER MR/13241
M/s. Sagar Distillary
Nature of accident
Side wall tubes of
Furnace
Overheated –Bulged -
Increased in dia.
Cause of accident
Poor water quality
BOILER MR/13241
Sagar Distillary
Nature of accident
Super heater coil
plugged due to heavy
scale formation
Cause of accident
Poor water quality
BOILER MR/11874
Fully Choked bottom
S/P of Boiler
BOILER MR/13272
M/s. Govardhan
Petrochemicals,
Nandurbar
Nature of accident
Badly overheated
smoke tube.
Cause of accident
Scale
M/s. Niphad S.S.K.
Ltd.,
Nature of accident
Over heating &
bulging of w/w tube.
Cause of accident
Low water level
BOILER MR/13391
M/s. The Raver
Shetkari. S.S.K.
Ltd., Omkareshwar,
Dist.: Jalgaon.
Nature of accident
The fish mouth type
opening of w/w tube
due to overheating
Cause of accident:
Low water Level
BOILER MR/9237,MR/9238
M/s. M.S.E.B.
Deepnagar,
Nature of accident
Puncture of
Economiser Coils
Cause of accident
Erosion of eco. coils
BOILER MR/9376, MR/12702
M/s. Rawalgaon Sugar
Farms
M/s. Pushpadanteshwar
S.S.K. Ltd., Samsherpur
Nature of accident
Puncture to economiser
coils
Cause of accident
Corrosion / wasting
M/S Shalimar
Sizing, Malegaon
Nature of accident
Tube Leakage
Cause of accident
Badly Scaled
Smoke Tubes
BOILER M/2973
BOILER MR/13067
M/s. Bhagwati Refineries
Pvt Ltd. Pachora, Jalgaon
Nature of accident
Bulging of Ext. W/W
Header
Cause of accident
Internal Scale
BOILER MR/13067
•M/s. Bhagwati Refineries
Pvt Ltd. Pachora, Jalgaon
•Nature of accident
Bulging of Ext. W/W
Header
•Cause of accident
Internal Scale
BOILER MR/12740
M/s. Jain Irrigation
Systems Ltd
Nature of accident
Damage to shell
Cause of accident
Improper Handling
BOILER MR/12740
M/s. Jain Irrigation
Systems Ltd
Nature of accident
Damage to shell upto
50mm depth
Cause of accident
Improper Handling
BOILER MR/12740
M/s. Jain Irrigation
Systems Ltd
Nature of accident
Damage to stand pipes
Cause of accident
Improper Handling
BOILER MR/9594 & MR/9595
M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station
Nature of accident
HRH Lig. Crack
Leakage
Cause of accident
High Tempt Creep
BOILER MR/9594
M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station
Nature of accident
Crack to Conv. SH O/L
Header
Cause of accident
High Tempt Creep
BOILER MR/9595
M/s. Nashik Thermal
power Station
Nature of accident
Leakage of coils –PSH-
R4
Cause of accident
Long Term Overheating &
Weld Joint Defect
BOILER MR/9595
M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station
Nature of accident
Tube Leakage-PSH R4
Cause of accident
Thinning due to flue gas
erosion
BOILER MR/10299
M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station
Nature of accident
Tube Leakage-Eco
Cause of accident
Bottom-Thinning due to
flue gas erosion
Top-Secondary Damage
BOILER MR/10299
M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station
Nature of accident
Tube Leakage-W/W
Burst
Cause of accident
Hydrogen Embrittlement
BOILER MR/10299
M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station
Nature of accident
Tube Leakage-W/W
Burst-Fish Mouth
Opening
Cause of accident
Thinning due to Steam
Erosion from soot
blowing
BOILER MR/10299
M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station
Nature of accident
Tube Leakage-LTSH
Cause of accident
Porosity in weld joint
during erecton
BOILER MR/10299
M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station
Nature of accident
Tube Leakage-LTSH
Cause of accident
Secondary Damage
BOILER MR/10299
M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station
Nature of accident
Tube Leakage-LTSH
Cause of accident
Thinning due to flue gas
erosion & bursting during
HT
BOILER MR/10299
M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station
Nature of accident
Tube Leakage-HRH
tube
Cause of accident
Long Term Overheting
BOILER MR/10299
M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station
Nature of accident
Tube Leakage-HRH
tubes
Cause of accident
Secondary Damage to
HRH tubes
BOILER MR/10433
M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station
Nature of accident
Tube Leakage -LTSH
Cause of accident
Top-Weld joint porosity
Middle & Third-Secondary
Failure
BOILER MR/10433
M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station
Nature of accident
Tube Leakage-W/W
Cause of accident
Thinning due to Soot
Blower Steam Erosion
BOILER MR/10553
M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station
Nature of accident
Tube Leakage-RH
Cause of accident
Dissimilar Metal Weld
Joint Failure
BOILER 10553
M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station.
Nature of accident
Tube Leakage-RH
Cause of accident
Secondary Damage to
RH Coils
BOILER MR/10553
•M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station.
•Nature of accident
Tube Leakage-RH
•Cause of accident
Dissimilar Metal Weld
Joint Failure
BOILER MR/10553
M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station.
Nature of accident
Tube Leakage-RH
Cause of accident
Secondary Damage to
RH Coils
BOILER MR/9595
M/s. Nashik Thermal
Power Station.
Nature of accident
Tube Leakage –W/W
Cause of accident
Attachment Failure/
Stress Rupture
Concept & Design by
Sanjay M. Sarode,
Dy. Director, Steam Boilers,
Maharashtra State.