In this study,the reason for erosion-corrosion of drinking or mains water in the faucet was investigated by computational fluid dynamics.Pipes used in homes,the service sector,and industry are responsible for transpor...In this study,the reason for erosion-corrosion of drinking or mains water in the faucet was investigated by computational fluid dynamics.Pipes used in homes,the service sector,and industry are responsible for transporting different types of fluids from one place to another.Considering the faucet design,the SolidWorks program was used for 3D studies.In-faucet flow analyses were performed using Ansys Fluent,a computational fluid dynamics program based on the finite volume method.In the analyses,lime particles were chosen.At the end of the analysis,the amount of erosion in the faucet was obtained.展开更多
Corrosion leakage occurred in the 14th tube bundle in the first row of a residual oil hydrotreating air cooler after operating for two years.The failure location was 0.5 m from the outlet header box.In this paper,the ...Corrosion leakage occurred in the 14th tube bundle in the first row of a residual oil hydrotreating air cooler after operating for two years.The failure location was 0.5 m from the outlet header box.In this paper,the erosion corrosion of the air cooler tube bundle was investigated by experimental and numerical methods.Visual inspection,scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and X-ray diffraction(XRD)experiments were performed,and the failure morphology and material composition confirmed that the damage was caused by erosion corrosion.The shear stress transport k–ωturbulence model(SST-k–ω)was then used to investigate the flow and erosion corrosion characteristics,combined with mass transfer,corrosion rate,and ionization equilibrium models.The numerical simulation results revealed that the water phase volume fraction increased with flow and heat transfer in the fluid,which increased the mass flow rate and concentration of hydrogen sulfide.The mass transfer coefficient and corrosion rate were proposed as important parameters to characterize erosion corrosion.Moreover,the local concentration of wall shear stress was found to increase the risk of erosion corrosion.The predicted high-risk area was consistent with the actual failure area,which verified that this failure incident was attributable to erosion corrosion by the water phase.展开更多
Duplex stainless steels(DSSs)used in subsea structures and desalination industries require high corrosion and erosion resistance as well as excellent mechanical properties.The newly introduced cast duplex grade ASTM A...Duplex stainless steels(DSSs)used in subsea structures and desalination industries require high corrosion and erosion resistance as well as excellent mechanical properties.The newly introduced cast duplex grade ASTM A8907 A has a unique composition and is expected to have a much better resistance to corrosion and erosion compared with the super-duplex grades 5 A and 6 A.This work is a comparative study of the mechanical properties,corrosion,and erosion-corrosion resistance of super-duplex grades 5 A and 6 A and the hyper-duplex grade 7 A.The three DSSs exhibited equiaxial austenite islands in the ferrite matrix and balanced phase ratios.The hardness of the grade 7 A was nearly 15%higher than those of the super-duplex grades,which is attributed to the effect of the higher contents of W and Mn in 7 A.The impact toughness of grade 7 A was found to be lower than those of the super-duplex grades due to the carbide precipitation resulting from the partial substitution of Mo with W.The oxide layer strengthening effect of rare earth elements and the higher pitting resistance equivalent number(PREN)of grade7 A resulted in higher corrosion resistance.The harder and more passive grade 7 A showed a 35%lower material loss during erosion-corrosion.展开更多
文摘In this study,the reason for erosion-corrosion of drinking or mains water in the faucet was investigated by computational fluid dynamics.Pipes used in homes,the service sector,and industry are responsible for transporting different types of fluids from one place to another.Considering the faucet design,the SolidWorks program was used for 3D studies.In-faucet flow analyses were performed using Ansys Fluent,a computational fluid dynamics program based on the finite volume method.In the analyses,lime particles were chosen.At the end of the analysis,the amount of erosion in the faucet was obtained.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51876194,U1909216,and 52176048)the Fundamental Research Funds of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University(Grant No.2021Q020).
文摘Corrosion leakage occurred in the 14th tube bundle in the first row of a residual oil hydrotreating air cooler after operating for two years.The failure location was 0.5 m from the outlet header box.In this paper,the erosion corrosion of the air cooler tube bundle was investigated by experimental and numerical methods.Visual inspection,scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and X-ray diffraction(XRD)experiments were performed,and the failure morphology and material composition confirmed that the damage was caused by erosion corrosion.The shear stress transport k–ωturbulence model(SST-k–ω)was then used to investigate the flow and erosion corrosion characteristics,combined with mass transfer,corrosion rate,and ionization equilibrium models.The numerical simulation results revealed that the water phase volume fraction increased with flow and heat transfer in the fluid,which increased the mass flow rate and concentration of hydrogen sulfide.The mass transfer coefficient and corrosion rate were proposed as important parameters to characterize erosion corrosion.Moreover,the local concentration of wall shear stress was found to increase the risk of erosion corrosion.The predicted high-risk area was consistent with the actual failure area,which verified that this failure incident was attributable to erosion corrosion by the water phase.
文摘Duplex stainless steels(DSSs)used in subsea structures and desalination industries require high corrosion and erosion resistance as well as excellent mechanical properties.The newly introduced cast duplex grade ASTM A8907 A has a unique composition and is expected to have a much better resistance to corrosion and erosion compared with the super-duplex grades 5 A and 6 A.This work is a comparative study of the mechanical properties,corrosion,and erosion-corrosion resistance of super-duplex grades 5 A and 6 A and the hyper-duplex grade 7 A.The three DSSs exhibited equiaxial austenite islands in the ferrite matrix and balanced phase ratios.The hardness of the grade 7 A was nearly 15%higher than those of the super-duplex grades,which is attributed to the effect of the higher contents of W and Mn in 7 A.The impact toughness of grade 7 A was found to be lower than those of the super-duplex grades due to the carbide precipitation resulting from the partial substitution of Mo with W.The oxide layer strengthening effect of rare earth elements and the higher pitting resistance equivalent number(PREN)of grade7 A resulted in higher corrosion resistance.The harder and more passive grade 7 A showed a 35%lower material loss during erosion-corrosion.
