Inhibitor analysis for a solar heating and cooling system. Final report, January--December 1975

Technical Report · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1974

OSTI ID:6971597

Tabony, J H; Graham, I; Cooper, B; Combest, E; Wells, H

This report is a study of potential corrosion inhibitors for the NASA solar heating and cooling system which uses aluminum solar panels. A study was conducted to determine which commercially available grades of inhibitors could be used. A test system and method for accurately simulating an actual solar heating and cooling system were developed. Corrosion tests were conducted. It was found that the best inhibitor tested reduced the corrosion rate of aluminum (panel material) by 95% and reduced the corrosion rate of steel (piping and reservoir material) by 85% from the corrosion rate that occurred when no inhibitor was used.

• Research Organization: Southern Univ., Baton Rouge, La. (USA). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
• OSTI ID: 6971597
• Report Number(s): N-77-75716
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901 -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
141000* -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONTAINERS
CORROSION
CORROSION INHIBITORS
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
HEATING SYSTEMS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
METALS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PIPES
SIMULATION
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
STEELS
TANKS
TESTING