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What happens if a dogbone expansion joint fails?

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What happens if a dogbone expansion joint fails?

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A catastrophic failure of the dogbone will shut down your plant due to the inability to maintain proper vacuum, which can lead to serious turbine damage. The cost of a dogbone is inconsequential compared to the expense of turbine rotor repair and the very costly downtime associated with it.