Based on sunlight technology, a solar power plant uses heat energy to boil water into steam and drive turbines. To utilize this energy even at night, excess energy can be used to melt salts with a high heat capacity and store the heat energy in them for use at night.
The containers containing the expanded salts and the pipes through which they flow are usually made of stainless steel L316 and are exposed to severe corrosion due to the exposure to the salts.
Corrosion of the stainless steel containers and pipes can cause the system to become less efficient, as the corrosion can cause leaks and blockages in the pipes, reducing the flow of the molten salts. Corrosion can also cause the pipes to become brittle and weak, increasing the risk of breakage and leading to costly repairs. In addition, corrosion can cause the salts to become contaminated, which can affect the quality of the energy produced.
Because of the current situation, we can solve the corrosion problem by adding new material and making small changes in the pipes, which will make the problem be solved with less damage and will decrease the number of disadvantages.
Anatoly Agulyansky
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The vacuum furnace is used for sintering parts made of metal powder. To keep the shape of the parts, a binder is used. The main problem is that the vacuum furnace becomes dirty and needs a very long cleaning. Regular washing was not successful. We investigated the process and found that washing should be dedicated to the conversion of the material into a form that results in the formation of gases having low temperature of the condensation