CS-012: BOILER HEADER CRACKING

This case study explores how Steinmüller used Flownex to dynamically simulate flow and heat transfer over the platen evaporator in a power station boiler, aiming to identify the causes of frequent header cracking and reduce costly maintenance downtime.
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