Module 2: 7-11 Flashcards
FIVE Prevention Chemistry Control
- Passivation (Pretreatment/Pickling)
- Passivation (Passivators and Inhibitors)
- Cathodic Protection
- Removing Corrosive Agents (Corrodants)
- pH Correction
process involving careful control of coolant water chemistry and temperature during the pretreatment period
pretreatment or pickling
most desired oxide layer - a tightly adhering corrosion film
Fe3O4
Acidic solution is flushed through
- Condensate System
- Feedwater System
- Boiler System
Acidic solution is flushed to remove
- Scale
- Dirt
- Rust (FE2O3)
- Any oils and greases
It is the condition where a naturally active metal corrodes at a very low rate due to an oxide coating
Passivation
If added to water, this chemical substances can provide passivation by undergoing reduction at the metal surface
passivators or inhibitors
common passivator
potassium chromate (K2CrO4)
another effective passivation technique
painting the surface of the metal
This cathodic protection method is the external application of an external electric current to the iron so that it acts as a cathode and has no acidic areas
Impressed Current Method
This cathodic protection method is accomplished by the use of a sacrificial anode (such as zinc) which will corrode to provide the electrical current
Sacrificial anode method
The purpose of removing corrodants in water (by mechanical means) is to _____ the dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide, dissolved solids (ions), and insoluble solids.
remove/eliminate
one method of removing corrosive agents by mechanical process
using deaerators
We may reduce the dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide in water by chemical means through the use of ______ such as hydrazine (N2H4) and ______ such as morpholine (C4H9NO)
oxygen scavengers
carbon dioxide scavengers
When two dissimilar metals are in close vicinity and are exposed to an aqueous solution, ion transfer is ____. The result is a perfect environment for _______.
high, galvanic corrosion
5 Preventions of Galvanic Corrosion
- Cathodic protection by introducing a third metal (zinc) to the metals being protected
- Choosing relative surface areas - SA of anodic metal > cathodic metal
- Separating dissimilar metals w/ a non-conducting material
- Separating metals from a conductive environment
- Use of poorly conducting electrolytes
This occurs where the anodic site becomes fixed in a small area
pitting
presence of ____ promotes pitting at areas on the metal surface that are initially anodic w.r.t adjacent area
oxygen
the localized attack on a metal surface at the gap or crevice between two joining surfaces
Crevice Corrosion
confined space where access of working fluid from the environment is limited (low flow)
crevice
ions that cause pitting of iron and steel
chloride ions
a hazard due to the rapid penetration of the metal with little overall loss of mass
pitting corrosion