Abstract
A nonlinear Continuum Damage Mechanics model is proposed to assess the creep–fatigue life of a steam turbine rotor, in which the effects of complex multiaxial stress and the coupling of fatigue and creep are taken into account. The nonlinear evolution of damage is also considered. The model is applied to a 600 MW steam turbine under a practical start–stop operation. The results are compared with those from the linear accumulation theory that is dominant in life assessment of steam turbine rotors at present. The comparison show that the nonlinear continuum damage mechanics model describes the accumulation and development of damage better than the linear accumulation theory.
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