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Basic research on the corrosive effect of flue gases has been performed at the BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (Germany). Conditions at both high and low temperatures were simulated in specially designed experiments. Carburization occured in flue gases with high CO2 content and temperatures higher than 500 °C. In SO2 containing flue gases sulphur was detected in the oxide scale. At lower temperatures no corrosion was observed when gases with low humidity were investigated. Humidity higher than 1500 ppm was corrosive and all steels with Cr contents lower than 12% revealed corroded surfaces. At low temperatures below 10 °C a mixture of sulphuric and nitric acid condensed on metal surfaces. Acid condensation caused severe corrosion. Humidity, CO2, O2, and SO2 contents are the important factors determining corrosion. Below 300 °C acid condensation is the primary reason for corrosion. Low humidity and low temperatures are conditions which can be expected in the CO2 separation and treatment process. This work includes major conditions of the flue gas and CO2 stream in CCS plants and CCS technology.
Alumosols in combination with well dispersed corundum were successfully used to form up to 2.5 ìm thick coatings on the Ni-base alloy SC16. These coatings withstood heat treatments at 700 °C in a water vapour containing atmosphere. The heat treatment caused formation of delta-alumina in the coating and diffusion of chromium and titanium into the coating.
The resistance of structural steels against corrosion in CO2-H2O and CO2-H2O-O2
atmospheres at temperatures above 550°C was observed with high magnification methods.
The test atmosphere is the basic composition of an oxyfuel coal combustion atmosphere. The
analytical information base was applied to develop reaction schemes for the oxidation of
steels. It was demonstrated that the formation of phases and the kinetics of oxidation reactions
in this atmospheres is affected by the formation of intermediate iron hydroxide and a high
carbon activity. In the temperature regime above 550°C the thermal equilibrium between H2O,
CO2 and Fe reacted and formed CO. CO triggers the formation of FeO and carbides and
increases the reaction kinetics. Porosity at the interface is established by gaseous phases
such as Fe(OH)2 or H2O. H2 formation is not limited to the steel - oxide interface but can occur
in the whole oxide scale. Examples of the experimental results were compared with a
thermodynamic approach. The objective of the work was to derive qualitative rules of the basic
corrosion reactions.
The most efficient construction materials for boiler water walls and superheaters in
steam power plants are ferritic and martensitic steels. In practical operation tubes are
simultaneously exposed to combustion gas and air/steam on their opposite surfaces. The
corrosion behaviour of ferritic-martensitic steels under such dual atmospheres is nondistinctive
and has therefore been investigated in a special designed test equipment between 500 and
620°C. The power plant conditions were simulated wi th a flowing and pressurised (80 bar)
combustion gas on the inner side of the tube which mainly consists of H2O and/or CO2. On the
outer side, the tube material was exposed to air. It was discovered that under similar
temperatures the oxides formed on the air side under dual atmosphere conditions were
significantly different to the oxide scales formed when the alloy was exposed to air only. It is
assumed that the anomalous corrosion behaviour during the dual atmosphere exposure is due
to the hydrogen transport through the bulk alloy from the combustion gas side to the air side.
The most efficient construction materials for boiler water walls and superheaters in steam power plants are ferritic and martensitic steels. In practical operation, tubes are exposed simultaneously to combustion gas and air/steam on their opposite surfaces. The corrosion behavior of ferritic-martensitic steels under such dual atmospheres is nondistinctive and has been investigated in a specially designed test equipment between 500°C and 620°C. The power plant conditions were simulated with a flowing and pressurized (80 bar) combustion gas on the inner side of the tube, which contains water (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2). On the outer side, tube material was exposed to air. Oxides that formed on the air side under dual atmosphere conditions were significantly different from the oxide scales formed when the alloy was exposed to air only. It is assumed that the anomalous corrosion behavior during the dual atmosphere exposure is due to hydrogen and carbon diffusion through the bulk alloy from the combustion gas side to the air side. Both species are produced when the material reacts with the gas phase. Because of its high diffusivity, hydrogen is thought to affect the corrosion process on the air side from the beginning of the corrosion exposure, whereas carbon reaches the opposite side after a considerably longer time period.
In future power plant technologies, oxyfuel, steels are subjected to steam rich and carbon dioxide rich combustion gases. The effect of simulated combustion gases H2O/CO2/O2 (30/69/1 mol%) and H2O/CO2 (30/70 mol%) on the corrosion behavior of low alloyed steels, 9-12% chromium steels and an austenitic steel were studied. It was discovered that the formation of protective chromium rich oxides is hampered due to the carburization of the base material and the formation of chromium rich carbides. The kinetics of corrosion and carburization are quantified. The effect of temperature and the effect of gas pressure are analyzed statistically.
The introduction of carbon capture technology into thermal power plants benefits from combustion of fuel and pure oxygen due to high partial pressures of CO2 in the flue gas. The consumption of energy for carbon capture devices and oxygen production plants has to be compensated by higher efficiencies of the power plant. Consequently IGCC plants with 80 bar reactors and high temperature turbine equipment, boilers with 700 °C steam raising units will be the next generation power plants. All plants have in common locally in the process gas compositions with high CO2 partial pressure and steam. In our test we applied a gas composition with 30% H2O and 70% CO2 an composition in between the water content of coal burned in pure oxygen and Methane-oxygen combustion. Additional gas fractions such as SO2 will be added in coming experiments. In this paper we discuss the attack of our model gas composition on different typical power plant construction steels with chromium contents in the range of 1 to 24%. The test conditions were annealing time up to 1000 h, 80 bar pressure, fast flowing gas and temperatures between 500 and 700°C depending on the maximum working temperature of the individual steel. Dependent on the test parameters and in particular the chromium content the oxide scale growth mechanism, the scale thickness, the scale microstructure and phase sequences differed. In particular we observe the growth of FeO at temperatures lower than 570°C which is the eutectic decomposition temperature in the Oxygen-iron phase diagram. Iron carbides are primarily formed in low alloyed steels near the oxide steel interface. The steels studied containing more then 9% chromium the growth of Fe3O4 and Fe-Cr-Spinel was typical. Co and W influenced the reaction in 9 - 12% Cr-steel. The attrition of Mn and other alloying additions was monitored. In no case a dense and protective Cr2O3 or an other Metal-Cr-oxide layer was observed. The oxide scale thickness increases strongly with temperature and decrease with raising chromium content. Data of oxide scale thickness up to corrosion time of 1000 h will be presented. A model will be presented, which deals with possible reactions paths during the corrosion processes in flowing CO2 and water. The steels can be arranged according the reaction with gas and their alloying elements such as Mn, Co and W. In the test environment the maximum working temperature of the steels decreased 50K compared to working temperature in current power plant environment.
Influence of pressure and chromium content on corrosion reactions at 600°C in a CO2-H2O atmosphere
(2008)
The combustion of coal in CO2-reduced Oxyfuel power plants requires creep resistant and corrosion
resistant materials, which can withstand high temperatures up to 600°C and CO2 rich atmospheres.
Among the heat resistant materials, the 9-12% chromium steels are proven to resist high wall
temperatures in conventional power plants and are suitable as membrane wall, superheaters and steam
piping.
During Oxyfuel combustion a flue gas is generated, which consists mainly of H2O (30 mol %) and
CO2 (70 mol %). The present paper is focused on the corrosion of 9-12% chromium steels under
oxyfuel conditions in a temperature range between 550 and 625°C.
Depending on Chromium content of the 9-12%chromium steels, carburization of the base material,
perlite formation and carbide formation were observed. Alloys with lower chromium content form a
non protective oxide scale with perlite at the scale-alloy interface. Steels with 12% chromium have a
small growing oxide scale with enlarged M23C6-particles at the scale-alloy interface. The carburization
of the base material is found to be increased for the 9% Cr-steel. Higher pressure of the flue gas results
in the formation of less resistant scales and cause accelerated carburization of the base materials.
However, the carburization has an impact on the mechanical properties at the surface and leads to an
embrittlement, which is deleterious during thermal cycling.
Oxidation kinetics, phase analysis of the scale (transmission electron microscope) and carburization
depths (microprobe) of the base materials are presented.
Modern CO2-reduced power plants with Oxyfuel-Combustion operate with gas compositions of high CO2 partial pressure and steam (Boiler, Recycling). The corrosion process occurring under such service conditions is different from that under current conditions with air combustion. The effect of temperature, pressure, chromium content on the corrosion reaction of typical power plant steels in CO2 -H2O and CO-H2O-O2 was investigated.