Corrosion and Chemistry Guidebook - electronic book

This guidebook exclusively features corrosion and chemistry articles for power plants. All content was previously published in POWER magazine, including full charts, photographs, graphs, and step-by-step instructions for plant operators and engineers.

Articles Include

• Load Cycling and Boiler Metals: How to Save Your Power Plant
  Coal-fired plants designed for baseload service face new stresses when cycled. Understanding and mitigating these effects can prevent premature component failure and maintain reliable operation.
• The Role of Fireside Corrosion on Boiler Tube Failures, Part I & II
• Corrosion Protection for FGD Vessels
• Defeating Concrete Reinforcing Steel Corrosion
  Case study on four cooling towers at a coal-fired plant, detailing repair selection, execution, and verification three years later.
• Winning the Cooling Tower Trifecta: Controlling Corrosion, Scale, and Microbiological Fouling
  Simultaneous management of corrosion, scale, and microbial fouling is critical for effective cooling water chemistry.
• Protect Your Stack Linings from Corrosion
• Prevent Contamination and Corrosion in Demineralized Water Storage Tanks Using Nitrogen Sparging and Blanketing
• A Primer on Gas Turbine Failure Modes
  Identifying and anticipating turbine failures reduces the risk of expensive unplanned outages.
• Covered Piping Systems O&M Programs for CCGT Plants
• Cation Conductivity Monitoring: A Reality Check
• Preventing Dust Accumulation on Beams
• Robotic Underwater Debris Remover
• Nut, Bolt, and Flange Face Corrosion Protection
• How to Measure Corrosion Processes Faster and More Accurately
  Guidance on oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) monitoring for feedwater systems to ensure reliable plant operation.
• More Strategies for Inspecting HRSGs in Two-Shift and Low-Load Service
• Microbial Control in Cooling Water Improves Plant Performance
  Maintaining microbial inhibition despite varying water sources, processes, and discharge permits can prevent heat rate degradation.
• Selecting a Combined Cycle Water Chemistry Program
  Essential for high-pressure, high-temperature, and fast-start cycling plants. No universal chemistry program exists; strategies must be tailored to the plant.
• Battling White Rust
• Cycle Chemistry Commissioning Deserves Its Own Strategy
• ORP as a Predictor of WFGD Chemistry and Wastewater Treatment
  System ORP can predict wet flue gas desulfurization absorber chemistry, process equipment corrosion, and wastewater treatment needs.