%0 Journal Article
%T The Use of Models to Evaluate Corrosion Effects on Mild Steel Heat Exchanger in Water and Mono Ethanol Amine (MEA)
%A Ojong Elias Ojong
%A Jaja Zina
%A Wosu Chimene Omeke
%A Ana Anakri Ekpenyong
%A Dadet Wilson
%A Anaba Catherine Uloma
%A Emenike Aguma
%A Sedi Patrick
%A Forwah Jacques Ndeh
%J Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science
%P 336-350
%@ 2160-0406
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/aces.2023.134023
%X Heat
exchanger is an<span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">important equipment used in
process industries</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">for</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> cooling and heating purposes. Its design
configuration which involves the flow of cold and hot fluids within the
exchanger</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">subjects it to corrosion attack. The article utilized the principle of
mass and energy conservation in the development of weight and temperature
models to study the effect of corrosion on mild steel coupon inside the
exchanger containing water and Mono</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ethanol</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">amine (MEA). The models developed were resolved analytically using
Laplace Transform and simulated using Excel as simulation tool and data
obtained from experiment in the laboratory to obtain profiles of weight loss
and temperature as a function of time.</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The weight</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">loss and performance of mild steel under various
corrosive conditions were examined which indicates the effect of corrosion on
the mild steel heat exchanger</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">in</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">water and MEA media. The result shows that water</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">is more corrosive than MEA at higher temperatures
and at lower temperatures of 35<span style=\"text-wrap:nowrap;\">&amp;#176;</span>C and 1</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">atm, MEA has inhibitive properties than water as
indicated by the weight loss result with time.</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The comparative analysis between the results
obtained from the model simulation and experimental results shows that the
result obtained from the model is more reliable and demonstrated better
performance characteristics as it clearly shows mild steel heat exchanger
experiences more
%K Model
%K Corrosion Effect
%K Heat Exchanger
%K Simulation
%K Media
%K Mild Steel
%K Coupon
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=128355