“Corrosion of the Cooling System, Corrosion Mechanisms and Inhibitors”

ISBN 0-9720927-5-7     TTS Publication No. 107  List price US $15.00

Text Box: CONTENTS OF “CORROSION”:

Corrosion considerations of the cooling system
Corrosion as a natural process
Corrosion of ferrous and non-ferrous metals
Electrochemical corrosion
Galvanic series of metals
Electrochemical corrosion processes 
Anodic and cathodic reactions
Corrosion cells: Bi-metal and single metal cells
Electrical conductivity of electrolytes
Sources of electrical currents in the cooling system
Acidity / alkalinity (pH) 
Effect of pH on the corrosion of metals
Reserve coolant alkalinity
Survey of coolant pH
Effect of pH and electrical potential
Electrolysis
Electrolysis demonstration with conventional and organic acid coolant
Pitting, crevice, solder bloom and uniform corrosion
Liquid erosion, cavitation 
Liquid erosion, impingement 
Laminar and turbulent flows
Erosion patterns in radiator tubes
Effect of dissolved mineral salts (from the water) on corrosion
Effect of dissolved oxygen and combustion gas on corrosion
Effect of relative surface areas on corrosion
Effect of aggressive ions on corrosion
Effect of metal temperature and heat transfer rates on corrosion
Effect of homogeneity of the tube material on corrosion
Effect of deposits on corrosion
Copper/brass corrosion
Aluminum corrosion
CORROSION INHIBITORS
Corrosion inhibition
Evolution of inhibitor formulations
Anodic, cathodic and adsorption inhibitors
Silicate, Amines, Nitrite, Nitrate, Borate, Phosphate, Molybdate
Carboxylic Acids + polymers
Inhibitor / Function Summary chart

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