The search for effective corrosion inhibitors for use in open, recirculating cooling systems requires laboratory tests which closely approximate field results or can be related to field results through some mathematical equations. Probably the most accurate laboratory test instrument is a miniature version of the heat exchanger and cooling tower found in the field and equipped with corrosion test coupons similar to those used in the field. But in order for these laboratory results to be meaningful, the test must be conducted for a considerable length of time. This is a severe limitation to the method, but it can be somewhat reduced by aborting those tests which, after one or two days, show severe corrosion on the test coupons.
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1980
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