SEDL / STP / STP970-EB / STP26015S

Particle Containing Formation Water for the Study of Erosion Corrosion

Kohley, T
Professor, Dechema-Institut, Frankfurt/Main,

Heitz, E
Professor, Dechema-Institut, Frankfurt/Main,

Pages: 9    Published: Jan 1988

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Abstract

Mass loss rates of a 13% chromium steel have been determined in particle-containing formation water using a loop with a constricted pipe as a test section. Erosion corrosion rates increase approximately with the square of the flow rate and linearly with the sand content. Under CO²-corrosion conditions, changes of the particle parameters (size, concentration) are much more significant than medium parameters (chloride content, temperature).