TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of surface roughness on gibbsite scale development on steel
AU - Enright, E.
AU - Curtin, T.
AU - Haines, J.
AU - Stanton, K. T.
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Gibbsite scaling on surfaces such as tanks, pipe-work or measuring equipment is the source of many difficulties in the Bayer process. The study presented here investigates the role of surface roughness of steel in aiding gibbsite scale build-up. Steel surfaces of different roughnesses (ra = 0.01-1.44 μm) were prepared and tested for gibbsite scaling rates in real Bayer process conditions in pregnant liquor in a filtrate tank. The roughness of the steel samples influenced the scale nucleation time and the strength of adhesion of the scale. The smoother the steel sample, the longer it took to form a complete layer of scale and the lower the adhesion strength. Once a complete layer of scale had formed then the rate of scale-on-scale growth was similar for all samples, as expected. The scale growth rate under the conditions tested was found to be an average of 22.63 mm/year.
AB - Gibbsite scaling on surfaces such as tanks, pipe-work or measuring equipment is the source of many difficulties in the Bayer process. The study presented here investigates the role of surface roughness of steel in aiding gibbsite scale build-up. Steel surfaces of different roughnesses (ra = 0.01-1.44 μm) were prepared and tested for gibbsite scaling rates in real Bayer process conditions in pregnant liquor in a filtrate tank. The roughness of the steel samples influenced the scale nucleation time and the strength of adhesion of the scale. The smoother the steel sample, the longer it took to form a complete layer of scale and the lower the adhesion strength. Once a complete layer of scale had formed then the rate of scale-on-scale growth was similar for all samples, as expected. The scale growth rate under the conditions tested was found to be an average of 22.63 mm/year.
KW - Bayer process
KW - Gibbsite
KW - Steel
KW - Surface crystallization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84858213307&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1464420711421269
DO - 10.1177/1464420711421269
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84858213307
SN - 1464-4207
VL - 226
SP - 61
EP - 71
JO - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications
JF - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications
IS - 1
ER -