Titanium for condenser and heat exchanger service
- Titanium Metals Corp., Toronto, OH (United States)
The use of titanium for heat exchanger service has increased dramatically over the past 20 years and continues to expand into many additional market applications. Its greatest use (as both tubing and tubesheets) is in utility steam condensers where tens of millions of feet are produced annually to service plants throughout the world with the harshest of cooling waters. Many additional utility in-plant heat exchangers use titanium as well, as do industries to include the Navy and marine, offshore oil, petrochemical processing, PTA, LNG, desalination, salt production, refinery, refrigeration and air conditioning, among others. With its virtual immunity to all natural and harsh waters (including seawater, brackish, fresh, chloride laden, etc.) and to MIC, titanium eliminates the corrosion problems and concerns related to cooling waters, the effects of tube cleaning operations necessary to eliminate normal debris and fouling, and stagnant or no flow conditions. This paper will review where and why titanium is used as exemplified in its corrosion immunity ranges and heat transfer comparisons, while providing updates on the development of newer available grades and more recent applications. Where thought to be used only in specific plant areas, titanium can and should be considered for providing uncompromised service to reduce maintenance and eliminate persistent corrosion problems in the many other areas where heat exchangers are required.
- OSTI ID:
- 549940
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-961006-; ISBN 0-7918-1796-2; TRN: IM9753%%15
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1996 international joint power generation conference, Houston, TX (United States), 13-17 Oct 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of 1996 international joint power generation conference: Proceedings. Volume 2; PWR-Volume 30; Kielasa, L. [ed.] [Detroit Edison Co., MI (United States)]; Weed, G.E. [ed.] [Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY (United States)]; PB: 936 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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