A variety of industrial processes involve the handling and processing of highly corrosive fluids. Examples include the production of chemicals or pulp and paper. Depending on process requirements, heat exchangers are used to either heat, cool, evaporate or condense substances such as concentrated acids. These extreme conditions strongly limit the choice of applicable heat transfer materials.

Despite the shift towards renewables, the vast majority of global energy demand is still met through combustion processes. Their efficiency and resulting primary energy consumption greatly depends on the amount of useful energy and resources such as water that are recovered from flue gas. In order to fully utilize flue gas, heat needs to be extracted below the condensation point of water. As a...

Thermal water treatment methods such as multi effect distillation are essential to ensure the global supply of potable and process water. They involve efficient evaporation of large quantities of different water qualities in order to produce clean distillate. Specific water components can lead to corrosion or formation of crystalline structures on heat transfer surfaces.

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