Vanadium Poisoning from Gas Turbines

Vanadium poisoning from gas turbines.

Vanadium pentoxide poisoning has been described in men working in plants processing vanadium ore by Symanski (1939) and Sjoberg (1950), and twice (Wyers, 1946; Williams, 1952) in men exposed to the soot of fuel oil burned in boilers. It does not, however, appear to have been described before in men who work on gas turbines. Since these may become much more common in the future as sources of pow...

Ultra Micro Gas Turbines

Hot Corrosion in Gas Turbines

DURING COMBUSTION in the gas turbine, sulfur from the fuel reacts with sodium chloride from ingested air at elevated temperatures to form sodium sulfate. The sodium sulfate then deposits on the hot-section components, such as nozzle guide vanes and rotor blades, resulting in accelerated oxidation (or sulfidation) attack. This is commonly referred to as “hot corrosion.” Sulfur in the fuel is gen...

Facts about Gas Poisoning

on this subject, perhaps you will allow me to point out that, although every new coal-gas fatality brings yet louder protests from an anxious public, yet it is obvious that the facts are still not generally understood. Carbon monoxide, the poisonous constituent, has always formed a part of coal-gas since it was first introduced to the public service. The impression that the Companies have recen...

Poisoning by "Mustard" Gas