Flow accelerated corrosion has recently attracted attention in association with heat recovery steam generators. Apparently, the phenomenon is more widespread than is realized and has been misdiagnosed as simple erosion. This paper addresses the principal environmental conditions that have been linked to flow accelerated corrosion and it illustrates the phenomenon with case histories.

Subject
Water, Materials, Piping, Corrosion rate, Metal surfaces, Flow velocity, Solubility, Metal loss, Feedwater, Flow assisted corrosion, Contours, Magnetite, Steam
Keywords:
flow accelerated corrosion, heat recovery steam generators, electric power, utilities, wall thinning
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1998
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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