Abstract
In a framework of a research program on the technologies with low environmental impact in seawater, the effects of artificially acidified seawater flowing in the Al-brass tubes for heat exchangers have been evaluated. The fouling growing was monitored using electrochemical techniques. The artificial acidification from pH 8.3 to pH 6.3 of seawater flowing at 1 m/s seems able to hinder the fouling formation and to facilitate the removal of the preformed fouling. No localised corrosion phenomena were observed in three months experiments.
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1993
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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