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http://dx.doi.org/10.14773/cst.2011.10.5.175

Study on Increasing High Temperature pH(t) to Reduce Iron Corrosion Products  

Shin, Dong-Man (KHNP Central Research Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power. Co., Ltd.)
Hur, Nam-Yong (KHNP Central Research Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power. Co., Ltd.)
Kim, Wang-Bae (KHNP Central Research Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power. Co., Ltd.)
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Corrosion Science and Technology / v.10, no.5, 2011 , pp. 175-179 More about this Journal
Abstract
The transportation and deposition of iron corrosion products are important elements that affect both the steam generator (SG) integrity and secondary system in pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear power plants. Most of iron corrosion products are generated on carbon steel materials due to flow accelerated corrosion (FAC). The several parameters like water chemistry, temperature, hydrodynamic, and steel composition affect FAC. It is well established that the at-temperature pH of the deaerated water system has a first order effect on the FAC rate of carbon steels through nuclear industry researches. In order to reduce transportation and deposition of iron corrosion products, increasing pH(t) tests were applied on secondary system of A, B units. Increasing pH(t) successfully reduced flow accelerated corrosion. The effect of increasing pH(t) to inhibit FAC was identified through the experiment and pH(t) evaluation in this paper.
Keywords
iron corrosion products; pH; Flow Accelerated Corrosion(FAC);
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