• SPECIAL TOPIC: MAINTENANCE & MATERIALS •
Maximize Uptime by Controlling Corrosion
From turbines to piping and valves, power plants utilize a number of industrial equipment and alloy-based components. Investments in advanced corrosion protection technologies are essential to help facilities maintain operations.
• By Steve Fennell
The U. S. Energy Information Administration( EIA) reported in early September that U. S. electricity generation is expected to grow by 2.3 % through to the end of 2025 and an additional 3.0 % in 2026, doubling the EIA’ s forecasted average increase of 1.5 % each year.
With most types of rising demands, power plants— from thermal to renewable— are required to ensure steadfast operations, minimal maintenance downtime, and the utmost efficiency to meet required outputs.
Power plants utilize countless industrial equipment and alloy-based components. They range from turbines and auxiliary boilers to HRSGs, piping,
VpCi technology can be applied in liquid, vapor, or liquid-vapor phases. It condenses evenly on alloys, forming a clear and protective shield from corrosion.
flanges, valves, and more. Planning maintenance schedules for any type of industrial facility is routine( and essential) for seamless operations. The less maintenance and downtime, the better.
As power-producing facilities continually operate in high temperature, high-moisture environments with diverse pressure differentials, preventing corrosion on alloy-based systems and parts always presents a challenge. Even when systems are offline during maintenance, cool, damp boilers and other critical equipment are susceptible to rust and corrosion over time.
Equally as vulnerable are the replacement parts or systems stored in the same environment and may already be showing signs corrosion by the time they’ re required. This can lead to downtime— or worse, prolonged outages.
This tech also comes in various applications, making it ideal to transport or store heavy industrial equipment and components.
According to a 2023 Vanson Bourne study as reported by AssetSense,“ the average outage on an industrial-critical asset lasts four hours and costs $ 2 million. During these outages, 46 % of respondents can’ t deliver services to customers, 37 % lose production time on a critical asset, and 29 % are unable to service or support specific pieces of equipment.”
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