Corrosive damage to the condensers of steam turbines and determining the residual life of their tube system

The nature and the regularities of intensive corrosive damage to condenser tubes made from the alloy MNZh5-1 are studied. A method for appraising the residual life of the tube systems of condensers was developed. It was established that the most efficient way for improving their corrosive resistance and correspondingly for increasing their life is to continuously clean them with porous rubber balls.