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Influence of Liquid Sodium On Mechanical Properties of Steels, Refractory Alloys and Ceramics
Influence of Liquid Sodium On Mechanical Properties of Steels, Refractory Alloys and Ceramics
Influence of Liquid Sodium On Mechanical Properties of Steels, Refractory Alloys and Ceramics
1. Corrosion mechanisms
• 5. Na Corrosion studies
• 5.1 Corrosion studies in stagnant and
isothermal liquid metal
• 5.2 Corrosion studies in flowing liquid Na
and thermal gradients
Na Corrosion studies
- tests in stagnant sodium
• Simple figure-of-eight
corrosion loop (Klueh)
• Hot part separated from cold
one by heat exchanger
• Heat exchanger acts as
economizer
• Test sections in hot part, pump
& flow meter in cold one
• cold trap in by-pass
• Expansion tank is an important
component of a Na loop
• Auxiliary inert gas circuit
Conclusions concerning Na corrosion