The annual cost of metallic corrosion worldwide is staggering when you take into account the cost of maintenance, prevention, replacement of parts, and interruption of services due to corrosion caused failures. This paper focuses on the most effective and latest technology in corrosion prevention for protection of boiler systems, turbines, pumps, storage tanks, HRSG systems, generators, and piping systems. In technical terms, protection of the system is based on “temporary” corrosion inhibitors -- inhibitors that can easily be removed while providing extended protection for interior void spaces of equipment or entire systems for predetermined time intervals. Volatile corrosion inhibitors (VCI) solutions allow for quick application, minimum maintenance during equipment storage, and minimal work in removal: critical to start up time and cost when returning equipment to service.

Subject
Costs, Preservation, Materials, Corrosion rate, Metal surfaces, Volatile corrosion inhibitors, Liquids, Nitrogen, Corrosion inhibitors, Equipment, Boilers, Corrosion protection, Maintenance
Keywords:
Asset, equipment, preservation, volatile corrosion inhibitors, mothballing, storage
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2017
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