Naphthenic Acid Corrosion Facility

A new test facility was built exclusively to study effects of naphthenic acid corrosion in refineries. It includes three different test systems:

• High velocity rotating cylinder autoclave.
• A battery of 6 stirred autoclaves.
• A flow-through mini autoclave.

A variety of conditions can be studied including:

• Temperature range - 300 - 400°C.
• Pressure range: 0 - 100 psig.
• Rotation range: up to 2500 rpm

Schematic of the high velocity rotating cylinder autoclave

Schematic of the flow-through mini autoclave

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