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Title: Corrosion/erosion test in a 4 MW atmospheric fluidized bed boiler

Conference · · Mater. Compon. Fossil Energy Appl.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6352186

Various aspects of the fluidized bed combustion of coal were studied under the auspices of the Dutch National Research Program of Coal Technology. Part of the project concerns the operation of a 2 x 1 m 4 MW Atmospheric Fluidized Bed Boiler (AFBB) at Apeldoorn, in which coal (0.86-1.56 wt% S, 0.06-0.10 wt% Cl) was burned at about 850/sup 0/C with limestone for sulfur capture. A schematic of the AFBB is shown. The aim of this program was to obtain data on the erosion/corrosion behavior of candidate AFBB materials in and above the bed, and to obtain information on the erosion/corrosion mechanisms involved. The anticipated active oxidation behavior in a low oxygen potential, non-slagging environment was not observed for the two silicon carbide materials. Overall, even though there is a suggestion that the corrosion rates of the uncooled alloys followed a linear rather than a parabolic rate law, the materials exhibiting the lowest rate of degradation at bed temperature were 16Cr-AlY, HA 188, and AlSl 310S. The sharp difference in wastage rates between the cooled ferritic alloys (2.25 Cr and 9Cr) is extremely significant and important in terms of power plant economics and merits further careful attention.

Research Organization:
Metaalinstituut TNO, Apeldoorn, Netherlands
OSTI ID:
6352186
Journal Information:
Mater. Compon. Fossil Energy Appl.; (United States), Vol. 58; Conference: Institute of energy conference, London, England, 16-18 Oct 1984
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English