Intergranular Corrosion of Aluminum in Superheated Steam

Using Superheated Steam in Drying and Sterilization

Botanicals are received in whole, non-sterile form. BI Nutraceuticals sterilizes, mills, and packages the ingredient in sturdy, safe containers before shipping to customers. Photo courtesy of BI Nutraceuticals Using Superheated Steam in Drying and Sterilization It seems counterintuitive to use water vapor in a process to remove water or to heat materials that can be damaged by moisture, but suc...

Statistical Modeling of Minimum Intergranular Corrosion Path Length in High-Strength Aluminum Alloy

The Correlation between Grain Boundary Character and Intergranular Corrosion Susceptibility of 2124 Aluminum Alloy

The effects of grain boundary character on the intergranular corrosion susceptibility of 2124 aluminum alloy were examined. In the study, the alloy was heat treated at 540oC and corrosion tested according to ASTM G110 standards. After obtaining grain orientations from the automated Electron Back-Scatter Diffraction (EBSD), both grain boundary character and grain boundary plane distributions wer...

Superheated Steam Drying at Atmospheric Pressure

Modelling the Drying of Porous Coal Particles in Superheated Steam

The modelling and simulation of drying porous coal particles in superheated steam was investigated in this paper. Improved transport and kinetic parameters as well as particle shrinkage were considered in arriving at the results. The resulting partial differential equation describing the drying process was solved numerically using the finite element analysis in addition to other useful equation...