Corrosion and corrosion prevention in heat exchangers

W Faes, S Lecompte, ZY Ahmed, J Van Bael… - Corrosion …, 2019 - degruyter.com
In many industries and processes, heat exchangers are of vital importance as they are used
to transfer heat from one fluid to another. These fluids can be corrosive to heat exchangers …

Failures and leak inspection techniques of tube-to-tubesheet joints: A review

DT Thekkuden, AHI Mourad, AH Bouzid - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2021 - Elsevier
The integral components of heat exchangers and in particular the tubes, tubesheets and
tube-to-tubesheet joints have vital roles in the proper functioning of this equipment. Several …

Corrosion evolution and stress corrosion cracking of E690 steel for marine construction in artificial seawater under potentiostatic anodic polarization

Q Lu, L Wang, J **n, H Tian, X Wang, Z Cui - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present work, corrosion evolution and stress corrosion cracking behavior of E690 steel
for marine equipment and construction under potentiostatic anodic polarization are …

Stainless steel in thermal desalination and brine treatment: current status and prospects

A Panagopoulos, M Loizidou… - Metals and Materials …, 2020 - Springer
Desalination is considered one of the most viable and technically feasible strategies for the
production of freshwater from saline solutions (brackish water, seawater and brine) …

A corrosion and tribo-failure analysis of Ni-P-Cu coated mild steel (AISI-1040) at varied copper concentration

S Bhattacharyya, D Mohanty, P Kumar, SK Das… - Engineering Failure …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mild steel considers the key structural ingredient for manufacturing shell and tube heat
exchangers. Corrosion and tribo-failures, on the other hand, is a very crucial industrial …

An overview of the recurrent failures of duplex stainless steels

CR de Farias Azevedo, HB Pereira, S Wolynec… - Engineering Failure …, 2019 - Elsevier
The favourable combination of mechanical and corrosion properties of ferritic-austenitic
duplex stainless steels (DSSs) makes this class of materials widely employed in many …

Evaluation of the stress corrosion crack growth behaviour of high-strength marine steel based on model of crack tip mechano-electrochemical effect

Y Li, T Hu, Q Li, Y Wu, L Wang, Y You… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Here, the stress corrosion crack growth behaviour of a high-strength low-alloy steel under
anodic potential was investigated in artificial seawater. As applied potential shifts positively …

A corrosion failure analysis of heat exchanger tubes operating in petrochemical refinery

M Rezaei, Z Mahidashti, S Eftekhari, E Abdi - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to analyze corrosion failure of heat exchanger tubes used in
petrochemical refinery. Thermodynamic and kinetics analysis showed that the major …

[HTML][HTML] Combined effect of tungsten inert gas welding and roller expansion processes on mechanical and metallurgical characteristics of heat exchanger tube-to …

DT Thekkuden, AHI Mourad, T Ramachandran… - journal of materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tube-to-tubesheet joints are one of the major vulnerable locations prone to cracks in heat
exchangers. The manufacturing processes of these joints have an important role in …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of expansion percentages and groove inclusions on the performance of welded, expanded, welded-expanded tube-to-tubesheet joints

DT Thekkuden, AHI Mourad, AH Bouzid… - journal of materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tube-to-tubesheet joints play a crucial role in providing structural integrity to the shell and
tube heat exchangers. This research investigated the combined effect of roller expansion …