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Overview and Application Examples of MSC-Compass Software for Predictive Modeling of Corrosion in Molten Salts for TES and FHR Applications

MSC-Compass is the only device and OS independent software tool on the market for the modeling and prediction of corrosion of stainless steels and alloys in various molten salts used in thermal energy storage (TES) and fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature reactor (FHR) applications. Designers, OEM engineers, consultants, operation personnel, maintenance and inspection engineers can quickly and accurately determine: (1) the corrosion rate of the selected metallurgy under the prevailing operating condition; (2) the corrosion depth at the spent operating hours; and (3) the remaining thickness. MSC-Compass is a cloud-based software that works on any device running any OS without the need for users to install or download anything.

Figure 1 below shows the user interface of MSC-Compass. Using MSC-Compass is as easy as 1-2-3.

(1) Select the the material

(2) Enter the design life, wall thickness, the operating temperature, and the spent operating life

(3) Review the prediction results

Figure 1 MSC-Compass models and predicts corrosion of stainless steels and alloys in molten salts for TES and FHR applications.

Under the prevailing operating conditions shown in Figure 1 above, the predicted corrosion rate at the spent operating hours for the type 321H stainless steel is 208.192 um/y. The corrosion depth at the spent operating hours is 657.716 um, the remaining life (time-to-perforation)  is 2.757 years, the minimum wall thickness to meet the design life of 30 years is 1.930 mm (this can be considered as the corrosion allowance at the design stage). The predicted corrosion depth is also plotted against the exposure time.  Figure 2 shows the alloys available for the evaluation and assessment of their resistance to corrosion in various molten salts in TES and FHR applications.

Figure 2 MSC-Compass can be used for materials selection for TES and FHR applications.

Figure 3 MSC-Compass is an effective software tool for materials evaluation in various molten salts for TES and FHR applications.

The materials and molten salts databases in the software are updated regularly with more alloys/molten salts added to the list. If you cannot find the alloy/molten salt of your interest in the list, do let us know through the Contact Us link and we will conduct the necessary work to add the alloy/molten salt in the database, free of charge for licensed users of MSC-Compass.

The powerful applications of MSC-Compass are truly unlimited in engineering design, materials selection, process operation, inspection and maintenance, modeling and prediction of corrosion in various molten salt for thermal energy storage and fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature reactor applications.

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MSC-Compass, giving you the right directions in the Modeling and Prediction of Molten Salt Corrosion.

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