A boiler does most of its rusting when it isn’t running. That surprises people, but the logic is simple: a boiler in service is hot, chemically treated, and largely free of oxygen. Shut it down and it becomes a large steel vessel full of damp air at ambient...
Ask three suppliers how long VCI protection lasts and you’ll get “up to two years” from all three. It’s a fair answer and a nearly useless one, because the phrase “up to” is doing all the work. The same emitter that protects a...
Boiler_Lizard Every year, as steam demand drops for summer or a unit goes offline for a turnaround, facility and plant engineers face the same question: what’s the right way to lay up a boiler so it comes back online without corrosion damage? Get it wrong, and a...
An equipment manufacturer has recently encountered a corrosion problem caused by the test water flowing through its new locomotive engine cooling systems. As a result, it was necessary to protect such systems from corrosion during outdoor storage between different...
Oil and gas facility owners and operators face numerous challenges regarding effective corrosion prevention, which can directly impact their ability to operate profitable, safe, and compliant facilities, says corrosion technologies developer Cortec. Oil and gas...
One of the beauties of a new facility is that everything has a fresh start, with less chance of breaking for many years. That does not, however, mean the facility should not take precautions against corrosion. In fact, protecting electricals and electronics from...
