Flow Accelerated Corrosion in Single Bends Under Annular Two Phase Flow Conditions

The distributions of the mass transfer coefficient in horizontal 90 degree bends were measured under a range of two phase annular flow conditions. A dissolving wall technique at a high Schmidt number (Sc = 1280) is used for the measurements. The maximum mass transfer occurred on the centerline of the bend outer wall at an angle of approximately 50 degrees from the bend inlet under all tested conditions. The area of maximum mass transfer was …