Corrosion testing device for in-situ corrosion characterization in operational molten salts storage tanks: A516 Gr70 carbon steel performance under molten salts exposure

dc.contributor.authorRuiz-Cabañas, F. Javier
dc.contributor.authorPrieto, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorOsuna, Rafael
dc.contributor.authorMadina, Virginia
dc.contributor.authorFernández Renna, Ana Inés
dc.contributor.authorCabeza, Luisa F.
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-05T10:59:12Z
dc.date.embargoEndDate2025-01-01
dc.date.issued2016-06-01
dc.date.updated2016-10-05T10:59:13Z
dc.description.abstractConcentrated solar power (CSP) generation is becoming a very important player within the renewable energy sector thanks to increased introduction of these facilities into the conventional electricity market. CSP plants become dispatchable when integrating thermal energy storage (TES) systems which allow electricity production at any time of the year. Sensible TES using nitrate salts mixtures as storage fluid are the most extended arrangement for commercial CSP facilities. In addition to storage time, dimensions, thermal-mechanical requirements, among others, corrosion compatibility between high temperature nitrate salts, and structural materials is a key factor to take into consideration for the final storage system design. Many scientific contributions have been developed regarding metallic alloys corrosion performance in nitrate salts at laboratory scale. Accordingly, lack of technical background is identified about nitrates corrosion in relevant operation conditions. Therefore, a corrosion testing device (CTD) was designed to evaluate corrosion behavior of structural materials inside high temperature nitrate salts storage tanks in operation. Furthermore, A516 Gr70 carbon steel was evaluated at different exposures times by using the CTD in the TES-PS10 pilot plant. Results reported within this study show the feasibility of the CTD to be used at commercial scale allowing corrosion preventive maintenance practices and materials selection optimization. Moreover, A516 Gr70 carbon steel displayed an excellent corrosion performance after nitrate salts exposure being recommended for long time service under continuous and intermittent exposure to nitrate salts. In addition to low corrosion rates, carbon steel generated protective and well adhered iron oxide layers without significant localized phenomena. Finally, negligible susceptibility to crevice and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) phenomena is showed by carbon steel under test conditions.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe research leading to these results has received funding from Spanish government (Fondo tecnológicoIDI-20090393, ConSOLida CENIT2008-1005). The work is partially funded by the Spanish government (ENE2011-28269-C03-02, ENE2011-22722, ENE2015-64117-C5-1-R, and ENE2015-64117-C5-2-R). The authors would like to thank the Catalan Government for the quality accreditation given to their research group GREA (2014 SGR 123) and research group DIOPMA (2014 SGR 1543).
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2016.06.005
dc.identifier.idgrec024345
dc.identifier.issn0927-0248
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/57869
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationMICINN/PN2008-2011/ENE2011-28269-C03-02
dc.relationMICINN/PN2008-2011/ENE2011-22722
dc.relationMINECO/PN2013-2016/ENE2015-64117-C5-1-R
dc.relationMINECO/PN2013-2016/ENE2015-64117-C5-2-R
dc.relation.isformatofReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2016.06.005
dc.relation.ispartofSolar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2016, vol. 157, p. 383-392
dc.rights(c) Elsevier, 2016
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject.classificationCorrosió i anticorrosius
dc.subject.classificationEnergia tèrmica solar
dc.subject.otherCorrosion and anti-corrosives
dc.subject.otherSolar thermal energy
dc.titleCorrosion testing device for in-situ corrosion characterization in operational molten salts storage tanks: A516 Gr70 carbon steel performance under molten salts exposure
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