Technical Paper: Long Term Restoration To Address Condenser Tube Inlet End Erosion/Corrosion

During 1982, a West Coast utility unit was experiencing frequent condenser tube leaks in the inlet end of the seawater cooled condenser employing copper alloy tubes. These leaks were identified to be the result of inlet end erosion/corrosion. Based on measurements of statistically significant tube samples, high numbers of tube failures were projected for the near future.

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