Cooler condenser tubes leakage at nitric acid plant

[Zafar Yasin]

Frequent tube leakages occur of shell and tube horizontal cooler condenser, the exact root cause still unknown.
Below are some salient facts: 1. Mostly upper portion tubes leaking 2. Leaked tubes are along periphery, 3. Upper 05 rows are of 2RE10 material, 4. NOx inlet temp is 205C, 5. Four cooling water passes.

[Cojocaru Dan]

Dear yasinzafar010,

We have an incoming training course for exactly this topic. Attached is the training course outline. Our Corrosion and Material specialists and Nitric Acid Process Specialist can look into more details in your particular case. Please contact me to discuss this further: dan.cojocaru@fertilizer.services.

Corrosion Failure Mode and Materials in Nitric Acid Plants.pdf

[Zafar Yasin]

Mr. Dan thanks, definitely we will contact.

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