Understanding Corrosion in Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers: Types, Locations, and Control Measures
Corrosion In Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers Information on corrosion types, locations in heat exchangers, and control ideas are presented in the blog. Corrosion in an exchanger involves destruction of heat exchanger surfaces (construction materials, metals, and alloys), possibly caused by working fluids due to operating con ditions (including stresses). Like fouling, corrosion is a complex transient phenomenon, affected by many variables, with a synergistic relationship as shown in Fig. 1 Corrosion can be classified according to such mechanisms as fretting corrosion, corro sion fatigue, and corrosion due to microorganisms. Alternatively, corrosion can be classified based on visual characteristics of the morphology of corrosion attack, as described in the following subsection. ...