The importance of temperature in assessing iron pipe corrosion in water distribution systems.
Temperature is expected to play a significant role in the corrosion of iron pipes in drinking water distribution systems. Temperature impacts many parameters that are critical to pipe corrosion including biological activity, physical properties of the solution, thermodynamic and physical properties of corrosion scale, and chemical rates. Moreover, variations in temperature and temperature gradients may give rise to new corrosion phenomena worthy of consideration by water treatment personnel.
McNeill
Laurie S
LS
Utah State University, Utah Water Research Lab, Logan, Utah, USA. Lmcneill@cc.usu.edu
Edwards
Marc
M
D003343:Corrosion; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013696:Temperature; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014881:Water Supply
D014873:Water Pollutants; D007501:Iron