Corrosion in refineries / edited by J. D. Harston and F. Ropital.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harston, J. D.

Ropital, F.

Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining.

Series:

Publications (European Federation of Corrosion) ; no. 42.

Woodhead Publishing in materials, 1354-5116

European Federation of Corrosion Publications ; Number 42

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum refineries--Equipment and supplies--Corrosion.

Petroleum refineries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England ; Boca Raton, Florida : Woodhead Publishing Limited : CRC Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Corrosion in ageing refinery plant presents a serious safety hazard. This important book summarises key research into corrosion processes in refinery equipment, how it can be measured and controlled. The book reviews factors affecting corrosion such as carburisation and metal dusting as well as corrosion in steel and other materials used in refinery technology. It considers corrosion in a range of refinery equipment such as storage tanks, HF alkylation units, sour water strippers and insulated units. Other chapters discuss ways of testing for corrosion and cracking in refineries together with

Contents:

Cover; Corrosion inrefineries; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; European Federation of Corrosion (EFC)publications: Series introduction; Volumes in the EFC series; 1 Carburisation and metal dusting of steels and high-temperature alloys by hydrocarbons; 1.1 Introduction: Thermodynamics; 1.2 Carburisation; 1.3 Metal dusting; 1.4 References; 2 Integrity and life assessment of catalytic reformer units; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Background; 2.3 Risk assessment; 2.4 Fired heaters; 2.5 Reactor vessels; 2.6 Pipework; 2.7 Heat exchangers; 2.8 High-temperature hydrogen attack

2.9 Conclusions2.10 Acknowledgements; 2.11 References; 3 The use of spot hydrogen flux measurements in assessing corrosion and crack risk in refinery applications; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Scenarios leading to hydrogen permeation and detection; 3.3 Measurement of hydrogen activity based on flux measurement; 3.4 References; 4 Degradation of carbon steel under the influence of sulfur in a refinery furnace - remaining life prediction; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Material and service conditions; 4.3 In-service examinations; 4.4 After-service examinations; 4.5 Conclusions; 4.6 References

5 Troubleshooting corrosion problems in HF alkylation units5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Corrosion problems in HF alkylation units; 5.3 Leak prevention in an HF alkylation unit; 5.4 Protective coatings tests; 5.5 Conclusions; 5.6 References; 6 Corrosion in the overhead system of a sour water stripper; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Experimental procedures; 6.3 Test results; 6.4 Discussion; 6.5 References; 7 Corrosion of aboveground storage tanks for petroleum distillates and choice of coating systems for their protection from corrosion; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Experimental procedures; 7.3 Calculations

7.4 Results and discussion7.5 Examination and choice of coating systems for the protection of the AST from corrosion; 7.6 Conclusions and recommendations; 7.7 References; 8 The use of coatings to prevent corrosion in process vessels operating at elevated temperatures and pressures; 8.1 Conventional materials of construction and their limitations; 8.2 Characteristics and limitations of traditional coating systems; 8.3 Development of high-temperature resistant coatings; 8.4 Practical application of the developed coating system; 8.5 Conclusions

9 The Field Signature Method (FSM) of corrosion monitoring9.1 Introduction; 9.2 The FSM technology; 9.3 The FSM principle; 9.4 FSM equipment; 9.5 Case studies; 10 Disbonding test methodology: Definition of representative test conditions - results of an industry joint research programme; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Background; 10.3 The disbonding phenomenon; 10.4 Numerical simulation of hydrogen profiles; 10.5 Experimental approach; 10.6 Conclusions - definition of representative test conditions; 10.7 References; Index

Notes:

"Published for the European Federation of Corrosion by Woodhead Publishing and Maney Publishing on behalf of The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining."

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 09, 2014).

ISBN:

1-84569-324-8