Designing Thermal Cycling Refractory Anchors for Spalling Prevention
Industrial furnaces, heaters, reactors, kilns, boilers, and other high-temperature equipment frequently undergo repeated startups, shutdowns, and operating-temperature changes. Each heating and cooling cycle causes the refractory lining, equipment shell, and anchoring system to expand and contract at different rates. Without a properly engineered anchoring system, this repeated movement can create cracking, anchor stress, lining separation,… Read More »