The Nalco Guide to Cooling-Water Systems Failure Analysis

by Nalco Company

This is a concise, authoritative guide to the identification and elimination of corrosion in cooling water systems and related equipment--from a leader in the field. Abundant full color photographs of actual failures illustrate the detailed description of each common failure mode presented. Case histories follow each chapter. A wide variety of environments and equipment are presented, open and closed systems; recirculating and once-through arrangements; conventional shell-and-tube exchangers and plate heat exchangers; special purpose cooling arrangements; and service water systems. Topics covered include concentration cell corrosion, biologically influenced corrosion, chemical attack, cracking, dealloying, mechanically induced attack, manufacturing defects, graphitic corrosion, exfoliation, and galvanic cells.

420 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1992