The study confirmed that the silica chemistry provided exceptional corrosion inhibition with
very low corrosion rates (i.e., < 0.3 mpy [0.0076 mm/yr] on1008 CS) for mild carbon steel at
high TDS and temperature extremes, as well as exceptionally low corrosion rates on other
metals evaluated. The laboratory study corroborated field corrosion results, and established
this procedure as a potentially efficient means of predicting corrosion inhibitor performance
with various metals and water temperatures in field systems with given system water chemistry
and inhibitor residuals.