Erosion, Erosion-Corrosion & Flow Accelerated Corrosion (FAC)

Learning Outcomes

After this course, you...
• have an awareness of the main forms of corrosion found within the refining, chemical and power generation industries.
• understand the basic principles of corrosion science for these damage mechanisms.
• have an appreciation of the process systems, design features and operating conditions that are the main drivers of corrosion.
• have learned how various types of corrosion can be diagnosed.
• have seen a wide range of corrosion failure examples from the processing industry.
• have been taken through a selection of process safety cases illustrating corrosion failures, and have gained an appreciation of the lessons learned.
• understand the mitigation options available to avoid these corrosion issues.

Who should attend this course

This course is designed for...
• Starting Materials & Corrosion Engineers
• Mechanical Engineers, Design Engineers
• Chemical & Process Engineers/Technologists
• Inspection Engineers
• Production Unit Management/Operations
• Leads Maintenance Planners
• Procurement teams

Prerequisites

No prior experience in material sciences is required.