Power Generation Technology ›› 2018, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (6): 561-565.DOI: 10.12096/j.2096-4528.pgt.18221

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Experimental Study on Corrosion Characteristics of Ternary Mixed Chloride Salt NaCl-KCl-MgCl2

Zhengzheng ZHAO1(),Yao WANG2(),Bin LIU1,Gaosheng WEI2()   

  1. 1 Bai Ji Rui(Tianjin) New Energy Co., Ltd., Konggang Economic Zone, Tianjin 300300, China
    2 Key Laboratory of Condition Monitoring and Control for Power Plant Equipment of Ministry of Education(North China Electric Power University), Changping District, Beijing 102206, China
  • Received:2018-10-12 Published:2018-12-31 Online:2018-12-28
  • Supported by:
    National Key Research & Development Plan of China(2017YFB061804)

Abstract:

Molten salt is the most widely used heat storage material in solar thermal power stations currently. In order to meet the heat storage requirements of the solar thermal power generation system for molten salt, four stainless steels of 304, 316L, 321 and 310S were placed in the ternary mixed chlorinated salt NaCl-KCl-MgCl2(7:1:2) system at 550℃ to study corrosion characteristics and explore corrosion mechanisms. The research results indicate that 310S shows good corrosion resistance and 304 shows poor corrosion resistance in the NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 (7:1:2) system of ternary mixed chlorinated salts. The formation of MoO3, NiO and TiO2 oxides can improve the corrosion resistance of 316L, 310S and 321. The Cl2 produced by mixed chloride salts at high temperature is an important cause of corrosion of stainless steel, O2 and H2O in the outside air will infiltrate into the molten salt and react with the alloy to accelerate the corrosion.

Key words: solar energy, molten salt, chloride, corrosion, stainless steel