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Corrosion and protection in energetics

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 653-3331/01
Abbreviation KOPKE
Course title Corrosion and protection in energetics
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Materials Engineering and Recycling
Course coordinator Ing. Josef Hlinka, PhD.

Osnova předmětu

- Fundamentals of electrochemical corrosion. Basic terms, relations and dependencies. Types of corrosion. Problems caused by corrosion. Atmospheric corrosion of metals, corrosion in waters.
- Corrosion in high temperature gases: thermodynamics, kinetics, reactions. Types of corrosion in oxidation and reduction atmospheres; hydrogen damage. Refractory steels and alloys.
- Basic design of energy units (classic, nuclear, heating, water turbines, other sources).
- Load and damaging behaviour of construction materials in the energy industry.
- Mechanism of specific damage to metals stimulated by the environment in power plants.
- Damage in the environment of energy sources (classical energy, alternative fuels, nuclear power), pressurized circuits, cooling circuits, auxiliary circuits (desulphurization, preparation of additives and correction preparations, etc.).
- Corrosion in atypical environments and minority energy sources.
- Specific types of metal damage in nuclear power plants.
- Processes of controlled aging of energy components.
- Procedures for protection of metals against damage in energy circuits, justification of general principles.
- Choice of material. Modification of the environment (flue gas, primary circuit, pressure circuit).
- Surface treatments, structural modifications, electrochemical (cathodic) protection.
- Corrosion monitoring and corrosion intensity observations.

Povinná literatura

UHLIG, H. Corrosion and Corrosion Control. An Introduction to Corrosion Science and Engineering. 4th ed. New York: Wiley-Interscience, 2008. ISBN 978-0-471-73279-2 .
LAI, G. Y., High-Temperature Corrosion and Materials Applications. Ohio: ASM Intl 2007, 461 p. ISBN 978-0871708533.

Doporučená literatura

STEINMETZ, P. et. al. High Temperature Corrosion and Protection of Materials, Trans Tech Publications, 2008, 1278 p. ISBN 978-0-87849-366-1 .
GROYSMAN, A. Corrosion for Everybody. Dordrecht: Springer, 2010. ISBN 978-90-481-3476 (e-ISBN 978-90-481-3477-9 ).