Corrosion behaviour of different steel types in artificial geothermal fluids

By Faes, Willem; Lecompte, Steven; Bael, Johan Van; Salenbien, Robbe; B
Published in Geothermics 2019

Abstract

Geothermal energy is an interesting alternative to polluting fossil energy sources. Therefore, in Belgium, two wells have been drilled for a deep geothermal power plant. However, the environment to which the installations are exposed is challenging. The geothermal brine has 165 g/l total dissolved solids (of which 90% are sodium and chlorine) and the production temperature can be up to 130

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