Coatings for Heat Storage Reactors with Hygroscopic Salts

Autor: Ard-Jan de Jong, Ralph Stevens, Corné Rentrop, Christophe Hoegaerts
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: 3rd International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry, SHC 2014. 13 October 2014 through 15 October 2014, 70, 182-192
ISSN: 1876-6102
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.02.114
Popis: One of the bottlenecks for realizing a commercial system for thermochemical heat storage using hygroscopic salts is corrosion induced by chemical side-reactions. E.g. when Na2S hydrates are used, we basically deal with corrosion caused by the production of the volatile H2S, threatening metal parts in the reactor and the vacuum system. Based on comparison with similar corrosion problems, epoxy coatings were selected to protect metal parts.Because of the complex geometry of the heat exchanger, e-coating was selected as application method. Applied coatings were tested by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and by visual inspection. We found that flat areas were well covered, while defects were observed around edges and connections.
Databáze: OpenAIRE