This thesis is on fatigue crack growth assessments of a thermomechanical loaded Marine Boiler- Sunrod CPDB12. The installation position of the marine boiler in the ship in relation to its fatigue life under mode 1 loading is investigated. Thermomechanical loading embodies pressures, temperatures, RAO, subjected to the rigid body dynamic of ship in the marine environment.   Linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) method was used is predicting the growth rates of the welding flaws at the joint based on stress range of the Paris law relationship. FEA Numerical simulation delivered better crack growth rate assessments and life predictions of the smallest detectable flaws in the boiler.   The identified smallest detestable flaws at the welding joint diminishing the designed safe life of the boiler significantly.  Also, installation position within the ship do affect the fatigue life of the boiler.

Problematik med utmattningsbrott är känt sedan början på 1800-talet och fenomenet har studerats sedan dess. Efter lång tids arbete har man hittat en metodik för att ta fram analytiska beräkningsmodeller samt säkra och noggranna livslängdsberäkningar för stålkonstruktioner. Syftet med detta arbete har varit att undersöka en marin ångpannas utmattningshållfasthet under loppet av dess ekonomiska livslängd. I den här studien har en analytisk beräkning gjorts på en marin ångpannas utmattningslivslängd med hjälp av DNV ́s regler för klassifikation av fartyg samt Europeiska tryckkärlsnormen. I studien har författarna tagit hänsyn till ångpannans tryckvariationer, temperaturvariationer samt den marina ångpannans yttre påverkan från fartygets rörelse i vattnet och de resulterande hävkrafterna. Detta för att med hög tillförlitlighet (konfidens) kunna värna om människoliv, natur och miljö, fysisk egendom (fartyg samt last), operativa tillgänglighet samt lagar och regler. / Problems with fractures due to fatigue have been known since the early 19th century, and the phenomenon has been studied since then. After long periods of work, a methodology has been found to develop analytical fatigue calculation models for steel structures. The purpose of this work has been to investigate the fatigue assessments of marine boilers during it ́s economic lifetime. In this study, an analytical calculation has been made of the marine boiler using DNV's ship classification rules and the European pressure vessel standard. In the study, the authors have taken into account the boilers pressure variations, temperature variations, and the marine boiler's external impact from the vessel's motion in the water and the resulting forces. In order to be able to protect human life, nature and the environment, physical property (ships and cargo), operational availability as well as laws and regulations, with high reliability (confidentiality).