A urea plant, operating on ammonia and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) gases, had to be shutdown due to corrosion in the intercooler and aftercooler of its CO 2 gas cleaning circuit. Extensive general corrosion of AISI type 304 stainless steel parts, such as sealing strips, fins, demisters and the shell, of
Corrosion Failures on stainless steel plate coolers
โ Scribed by Mech. Eng. R. Ocampo
- Book ID
- 102937187
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 864 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0947-5117
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
This paper concerns the investigation and comments of the causes of corrosion found to have taken place on stainless steel nitric acid plate coolers at a Caribbean site. The installation is briefly described, the occurrence and forms of corrosion are analysed and solutions discussed.
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