
Corrosion Management of Seawater Cooling Systems
- 1st Edition, Volume 72 - June 15, 2024
- Authors: Francois Ropital, Valerie Bour Beucler, Antoine Surbled
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 2 3 5 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 2 3 6 - 8
Corrosion Management of Seawater Cooling Systems, Volume 71 provides an overview on main seawater heat exchanger systems, different forms of corrosion, biocide treatment… Read more

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Request a sales quoteCorrosion Management of Seawater Cooling Systems, Volume 71 provides an overview on main seawater heat exchanger systems, different forms of corrosion, biocide treatments, corrosion, scale inhibitors, materials used, coatings and cathodic protection, maintenance, and monitoring and control. The book will be a valuable reference resource for academics, technicians and engineers who are interested in the corrosion management of seawater cooling systems. The evolution of practices in terms of sustainability, materials choice, treatment selection and changes to regulations have demonstrated the need to establish this new guide on recommended best practices that support corrosion management and the development of seawater heat exchangers.
Seawater is considered an attractive resource for utilities in many industries such as power plants, refineries and chemical plants. Seawater cooling systems are used in heat exchangers, in once-through cooling water systems, and for recirculating cooling water systems. The metallurgy and materials used in these facilities need to be compatible with seawater and allow good corrosion control. As seawater composition and suspended solids can cause corrosion, scaling, fouling, microbiological growth and macrofouling problems, this book is a necessary addition to the conversation.
- Covers key technological developments in corrosion management of seawater cooling systems
- Includes coverage of seawater heat exchangers<
- Provides information on many different forms of corrosion
- Presents tactics for the selection of materials, corrosion protections (inhibitors, coatings, cathodic protection)
- Discusses maintenance, control, monitoring and inspection
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- European Federation of Corrosion publications: Series introduction
- Volumes in the EFC Series List
- 1. Introduction
- Abstract
- 2. Main seawater heat exchanger systems
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Notions of heat transfer
- 2.3 Shell and tube heat exchangers
- 2.4 Surface steam condensers
- 2.5 Seawater desalination heaters and evaporators
- 2.6 Open racks vaporizers
- 2.7 Plate and frame heat exchangers
- 2.8 Troubleshooting
- References
- 3. Seawater environment: aggressivity, living organisms, deposits and scale formation, pretreatment
- Abstract
- 3.1 Seawater composition
- 3.2 Physical factors
- 3.3 Difference between freshwater and seawater for cooling water systems
- References
- 4. Different forms of corrosion in seawater heat exchanger systems
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Uniform or “general corrosion”
- 4.3 Pitting corrosion
- 4.4 Galvanic corrosion
- 4.5 Crevice corrosion
- 4.6 Intergranular corrosion
- 4.7 Selective corrosion
- 4.8 Corrosion–erosion or impingement attack
- 4.9 Stress corrosion cracking
- 4.10 Corrosion fatigue
- 4.11 Microbiologically induced corrosion
- References
- Chapter 5. Seawater fouling and biofouling
- Abstract
- 5.1 Seawater heat exchanger fouling control
- 5.2 Seawater biofouling control
- 5.3 Seawater biocide treatment for cooling systems
- 5.4 Macrofouling control
- References
- 6. Corrosion and scale inhibitors in seawater heat exchangers
- Abstract
- 6.1 Main deposits in seawater heat exchangers: once-through and recirculated systems
- 6.2 Main antiscalants
- 6.3 Corrosion inhibitors
- 6.4 Adapting the treatment to the type of cooling system
- 6.5 Selected lectures
- References
- 7. Materials selection
- Abstract
- 7.1 Carbon steels
- 7.2 Stainless steels
- 7.3 Nickel and nickel-based alloys
- 7.4 Copper and copper alloys
- 7.5 Aluminum alloys
- 7.6 Titanium commercially pure and titanium alloys
- References
- 8. Corrosion protection
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Principles of corrosion protection for seawater heat exchangers
- 8.3 Material selection to avoid galvanic corrosion
- 8.4 Coating protection
- 8.5 Cathodic protection systems
- References
- 9. Commissioning, operation cleaning and maintenance
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Preparation of exchangers
- 9.3 Commissioning
- 9.4 Operations
- 9.5 Maintenance
- References
- 10. Seawater heat exchangers’ monitoring and inspection
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Heat exchangers’ reliability, maintainability, availability, and integrity
- 10.3 Data gathering, data processing, cloud technologies for monitoring
- 10.4 Monitoring
- 10.5 Inspection
- Acronyms
- Symbols
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 350
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 72
- Published: June 15, 2024
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443152351
- eBook ISBN: 9780443152368
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Francois Ropital
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Valerie Bour Beucler
Dr Valerie Bour Beucler is a Senior Industry Technical Consultant, and Associate Professor at the IFP School (ENEP Poly). Valerie holds a master's degree in materials science and engineering, and a doctorate from the University of Nancy on the study of a family of organic steel corrosion inhibitors. Valerie then completed a post-doctorate at the Elf Atochem research centre. Before her teaching post she spent many years in industry, as a corrosion manager at CIRSEE at Lyonnaise des Eaux and then over 26 years as an expert in water treatment (cooling water systems and steam generators) at Nalco. Valerie is currently the Chairman of the CEFRACOR "corrosion inhibitors" working party.
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Antoine Surbled
Antoine Surbled is a material and corrosion engineer from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) in Paris (1972), DEA in electrochemistry from the university of Paris VI (1972) . His professional experience covers commissioning, operations, projects, engineering, inspection of LNG, Oil refining, Oil and Gas production in several global locations for 25 years, then he jointed Shell Global Solution B.V. as senior material and corrosion specialist. He worked on several major projects and offered technical assistance to oil refining, LNG and chemical companies. Since 2011, he has worked as a consultant for several chemical companies in the domain of corrosion and protection against corrosion. He participates in the commission Corrosion in Energy and Process Industries of The French Corrosion Society (CEFRACOR) and working party WP15 of European Federation of Corrosion (EFC).