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Outline. Direct water spray as cooling enhancementCorrosion- and scale-resistant coatingField tests of finned tubing materialsConclusions. Background. Net power output of air-cooled binary plants down significantly in summerEnhancement methods using water shown to raise power output dramatically.
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1. Field Testing and Analysis of Air-Cooled Condenser Components Coated with Cerium oxide-doped PAAMPS Polymer Nanocomposite Material T. Sugama
Brookhaven National Laboratory
K. Gawlik
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
B. Sullivan
Mammoth Pacific LP
GRC Annual Meeting, September 11, 2006
2. Outline Direct water spray as cooling enhancement
Corrosion- and scale-resistant coating
Field tests of finned tubing materials
Conclusions
3. Background Net power output of air-cooled binary plants down significantly in summer
Enhancement methods using water shown to raise power output dramatically
4. Deluge cooling
5. Evaporative cooling of air
6. Comparison of enhancement methods
7. Pros and cons of direct water spray Direct water spray most effective
Clean brines, treated wastewater can be used
Significant scaling and corrosion issues
8. Proposed solution
Thin, polymer coating
Low heat transfer resistance
Corrosion barrier
Scale resistant
Easy to clean
9. Organometallic polymer coating
10. Field test at Mammoth
Uncoated and coated aluminum and steel coupons
Coating with and without cerium oxide
Thickesses from 3.5 to 10 microns
Exposure to brine for 8.5 months
24,500 wet-dry cycles
11. Field test apparatus
12. Uncoated
13. SEM-EDX analysis
14. Spectral analysisforuncorrodedandcorroded fins
15. Cerium oxide reduces corrosion rate
16. Additional thickness reduces corrosion rate
17. Conclusions Corrosion reduced by
Passive layer formed by cerium oxide nanoparticles
Additional thickness
Better performance anticipated with other rare earth metals, such as samarium oxide