Corrosion resistance of Hastelloys in molten metal-chloride heat-transfer fluids for concentrating solar power applications

Solar Energy

Volumn 103, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-69

  Vignarooban, K ^a   Pugazhendhi, P ^b   Tucker, C ^b   Gervasio, D ^b   Kannan, A M ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrosion rate; Halide eutectic molten salts; High temperature corrosion; Potentiodynamic polarization

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; EUTECTIC MOLTEN SALT; HASTELLOY; HASTELLOY C-276; HIGH TEMPERATURE CORROSIONS; IMMERSION TESTS; POTENTIODYNAMIC METHODS; RATE ESTIMATION;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; EUTECTICS; FUSED SALTS; LIQUID METALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POTENTIODYNAMIC POLARIZATION; SOLAR ENERGY;

CORROSION RATE;

CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORROSION; ESTIMATION METHOD; SALT; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84896830301     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.02.002     Document Type: Article

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