Study on Acid Corrosion Characteristics in Low-Pressure Stage Initial Condensation Zone of Supercritical H2O/CO2 Turbine

Abstract

Abstract Compared with the traditional steam turbine, the supercritical H2O/CO2 turbine has a relatively high CO2 content in the working fluid. In the initial condensation zone, CO2 dissolves in the condensed water to form carbonic acid, which intensifies the corrosion of blade. In order to study the acid corrosion characteristics in the initial condensation zone of supercritical H2O/CO2 turbine, the acid corrosion rate of the blades in the initial condensation zone of supercritical H2O/CO2 turbine was calculated and analyzed based on the numerical model of non-equilibrium condensation flow and a numerical model of CO2 corrosion reaction. The results show that the temperature, pressure, proportion of CO2 in the gas phase and thickness of the solution on blade surface are the main factors affecting the acid corrosion rate in the initial condensation zone of the turbine. The influence of temperature and pressure is more significant. Overall, the acid corrosion rate decreases stage by stage.