Abstract Scope |
Extensive corrosion experiments have been conducted to understand the corrosion by molten salts, however, theoretically studies to understand the mechanisms are still scarce. In the present study, a corrosion model will be developed based on the corrosion mechanisms including the dissolution of pure metals, alloys and oxides, and mass transfer of corrosion products and corrosive impurities in the molten salt. The potential limiting process, that may determine the corrosion kinetics, is also discussed. The extension of the model can be applied to predict corrosion/precipitation in a non-isothermal molten salt loop under redox control. |