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Deposition of magnetite from solution onto steam generator tube surfaces and corrosion of the underlying steel

Abstract

Deposition of magnetite onto fast reactor steam generator tubes and corrosion of the underlying steel was studied under heat flux conditions in a water loop (350/sup 0/C). With AVT water chemistry the deposition rate increased with rise in surface temperature and boiling. The opposite effects occurred under alkali (9 ppm NaOH) conditions. Comparison of deposition rates with solubility data leads to the conclusion that deposition is controlled by the degree of supersaturation of soluble iron at the surface. Corrosion of the steel was independent of the type of steel (2 1/4% Cr or 9% Cr) and amount of magnetite deposited onto the surface. The applicability of data obtained on test loops to full size steam generators is discussed.
Authors:
Tomlinson, L; Hurdus, M H; Ashmore, C B [1] 
  1. UKAEA Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell. Chemistry Div.
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1981
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
CONF-8010210-
Reference Number:
AIX-12-637552; ERA-07-011293; EDB-82-020804
Resource Relation:
Conference: Conference on water chemistry of nuclear reactor systems 2, Bournemouth, UK, 14 Oct 1980; Related Information: In: Water chemistry of nuclear reactor systems 2. Proceedings of an international conference organized by the British Nuclear Energy Society and co-sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; CHROMIUM STEELS; CORROSION; MAGNETITE; DEPOSITION; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COOLANT LOOPS; FAST REACTORS; FUNCTIONAL MODELS; HEAT FLUX; PH VALUE; STEAM GENERATORS; SURFACES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TUBES; WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; ALLOYS; BOILERS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMISTRY; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COOLING SYSTEMS; DISPERSIONS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; IRON COMPOUNDS; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; MINERALS; MIXTURES; ORES; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; REACTORS; SOLUTIONS; STEELS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; VAPOR GENERATORS; 360105* - Metals & Alloys- Corrosion & Erosion; 220200 - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Components & Accessories
OSTI ID:
8459637
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
Pages: 37-43
Announcement Date:
Nov 01, 1981

Citation Formats

Tomlinson, L, Hurdus, M H, and Ashmore, C B. Deposition of magnetite from solution onto steam generator tube surfaces and corrosion of the underlying steel. United Kingdom: N. p., 1981. Web.
Tomlinson, L, Hurdus, M H, & Ashmore, C B. Deposition of magnetite from solution onto steam generator tube surfaces and corrosion of the underlying steel. United Kingdom.
Tomlinson, L, Hurdus, M H, and Ashmore, C B. 1981. "Deposition of magnetite from solution onto steam generator tube surfaces and corrosion of the underlying steel." United Kingdom.
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title = {Deposition of magnetite from solution onto steam generator tube surfaces and corrosion of the underlying steel}
author = {Tomlinson, L, Hurdus, M H, and Ashmore, C B}
abstractNote = {Deposition of magnetite onto fast reactor steam generator tubes and corrosion of the underlying steel was studied under heat flux conditions in a water loop (350/sup 0/C). With AVT water chemistry the deposition rate increased with rise in surface temperature and boiling. The opposite effects occurred under alkali (9 ppm NaOH) conditions. Comparison of deposition rates with solubility data leads to the conclusion that deposition is controlled by the degree of supersaturation of soluble iron at the surface. Corrosion of the steel was independent of the type of steel (2 1/4% Cr or 9% Cr) and amount of magnetite deposited onto the surface. The applicability of data obtained on test loops to full size steam generators is discussed.}
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year = {1981}
month = {Jan}
}