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                                 MATERIALSMATERIALS OFOF CRUDECRUDE OILOIL 
                                 REFINING: CORROSION 
                                 PROBLEMS AND PREVENTION
                                 MSE 395 Final Presentation - Gareth 
                                 Hughes
          OverviewOverview
          … Introddduction to Refining and Corrosion
            †Brief look at types of corrosion
          … Materials Used in Refineries
            †Ferrous Alloys
            †Othher AllAlloys
          … Corrosive Substances
            †Low Temperature
            †High Temperature
          … CiCorrosion PProtectiion MMethhodds
          … Conclusions
                CrudeCrude OilOil RefiningRefining
            … Necessary to 
                create useful 
                hydrocarbon 
                products
            … Complicated system 
                requiringrequiring manymany 
                different pressure 
                andand temperaturetemperature 
                conditions
            … DiDiverse 
                environmental 
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                 CorrosionCorrosion inin RefineriesRefineries
                 … Controls operation of process line
                      †Must be watched to prevent accidents
                      †Causes reduction in heating and cooling 
                         efficiency
                      †Requires periodic inspection and maintenance, 
                         which halts the entire production line
                 … Cost of corrosion: $3.7 billion annually
                      †† $1$1.44 billionbillion equipmentequipment replacementsreplacements
                      †$1.8 billion maintenance expenses
                      †$0$0.55 billibillion ffouliling removall
             R.D. Kane, Corrosion in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Operations, Corrosion: Environments and Industries, Vol 13C, ASM Handbook, ASM International, 2006, p 967–1014