Effect of mechanical cleaning on seawater corrosion of candidate OTEC heat exchanger materials. Part 1. Tests with M. A. N. brushes
Corrosion evaluations were conducted on 3003 Alclad, 5052 aluminum, C7 0600 copper-nickel, AL-6X stainless steel, and commercially-pure titanium in natural seawater under simulated OTEC heat exchanger conditions to investigate the erosion-corrosion effects of mechanical tube cleaning. Test conditions of M.A.N. brush cleaning and M.A.N. brush cleaning + chlorination were compared with no mechanical cleaning over a seven month period. M.A.N. brushing significantly accelerated corrosion of 5052 aluminum and C7 0600 copper-nickel. Chlorination significantly accelerated erosion-corrosion of 3003 Alclad and 5052 aluminium. Chlorination somewhat decreased erosion-corrosion of C7 0600 copper-nickel. There was no detectable effect of M.A.N. brushing or chlorination on AL-6X stainless steel or titanium, although AL-6X exhibited crevice corrosion at tubing connections. 3003 Alclad and 5052 aluminum exhibited piting corrosion in all 3 test environments.
- Research Organization:
- LaQue Center for Corrosion Technology, Inc., Wrightsville Beach, NC (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6728251
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/OTEC-BCM-013
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140800* -- Solar Energy-- Ocean Energy Systems
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360105 -- Metals & Alloys-- Corrosion & Erosion
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ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM BASE ALLOYS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORINATION
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CLEANING
COPPER ALLOYS
COPPER BASE ALLOYS
CORROSION
CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS
CORROSIVE EFFECTS
DATA
ELEMENTS
EROSION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HALOGENATION
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
MATERIALS TESTING
MECHANICAL POLISHING
METALS
NICKEL ALLOYS
NUMERICAL DATA
OCEAN THERMAL POWER PLANTS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PITTING CORROSION
POLISHING
POWER PLANTS
SEAWATER
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
STAINLESS STEELS
STEELS
SURFACE CLEANING
SURFACE FINISHING
TABLES
TESTING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TITANIUM
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
TUBES
WATER
WEIGHT MEASUREMENT
140800* -- Solar Energy-- Ocean Energy Systems
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360105 -- Metals & Alloys-- Corrosion & Erosion
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM BASE ALLOYS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORINATION
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CLEANING
COPPER ALLOYS
COPPER BASE ALLOYS
CORROSION
CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS
CORROSIVE EFFECTS
DATA
ELEMENTS
EROSION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HALOGENATION
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
MATERIALS TESTING
MECHANICAL POLISHING
METALS
NICKEL ALLOYS
NUMERICAL DATA
OCEAN THERMAL POWER PLANTS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PITTING CORROSION
POLISHING
POWER PLANTS
SEAWATER
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
STAINLESS STEELS
STEELS
SURFACE CLEANING
SURFACE FINISHING
TABLES
TESTING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TITANIUM
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
TUBES
WATER
WEIGHT MEASUREMENT