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Evaluation of Erosion-Corrosion Behavior of N80 Steel Under High Velocity Wet Gas Condition

Erosion wear is an important cause of oilwell tubes failure in injection and production well. The erosion-corrosion behavior of N80 steel in wet gas pipeline with high gas velocity was studied by high temperature high pressure flow loop. The effects of temperature water content pressure and wall shear stress on erosion -corrosion have been examined. Corrosion rates of different testing periods were calculated through weight-loss method. The composition and morphology of the corrosion scale are characterized by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy analyses. The results indicated that the effect of corrosion in enhancing erosion is the synergy. Based on the results of experiments the critical shear force coefficient of erosion-corrosion is obtained to evaluate the erosion-corrosion behavior of N80 steel.Keywords: Erosion corrosion; Shear stress coefficient; N80 steel; Temperature; Water content; CO2 partial pressure; Wall shear stress

Product Number: 51319-13526-SG
Author: Yunan Zhang
Publication Date: 2019
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