Superheater corrosion in a boiler fired with refuse-derived fuel
- Foster Wheeler Development Corp., Livingston, NJ (United States)
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
- United Power Association, Elk River, MN (United States)
The environment in the superheater of a boiler firing refuse-derived fuel (RDF) is very aggressive. The high wastage rate for the standard T-22 material necessitated a materials testing program. Simples of Types 304H, HR3C, T-22 chromized, 825 and 625 were assembled into tubular test sections and welded into the superheater tubing. After 1,180 hours the test sections were evaluated and the wastage rates calculated for each material. The chlorides contained in the RDF are believed to be the primary corrodent. The chlorine may be interacting with the metal samples as HCl, a low-melting-point eutectic or a combination of these. Of the six materials tested, Alloy 625 exhibited the best resistance--substantially better than the next-best Type 304. Alloy 825 and HR3C corroded approximately 1.5 times the rate of Type 304. The chromized layer on T-22 showed no resistance to the environment and was consumed in large areas.
- OSTI ID:
- 233992
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950908-; ISBN 0-87170-539-7; TRN: IM9624%%96
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2. international conference on heat resistant materials, Gatlinburg, TN (United States), 11-14 Sep 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Heat-resistant materials 2. Conference proceedings of the 2. international conference on heat-resistant materials; Natesan, K. [ed.] [Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)]; Ganesan, P. [ed.] [INCO Alloys International, Inc., Huntington, WV (United States)]; Lai, G.Y. [ed.] [Haynes International, Inc., Kokomo, IN (United States)]; PB: 687 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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