A follow-up post: I brought in a chemistry professor(onsite) and two corrosion specialist companies(remote) to solve this corrosion issue. A chronologic summary is as follows: the equipment finished testing and assembly in Mumbai, India(sorry, I didn't initially mention the current location of...
CoryPad, (very dry) transformer oil will be flowing in these pipes, so internal corrosion is not expected to be a problem.
TVP, thanks, I would prefer brass fasteners to trying to electrically insulate galvanized fasteners. I will look into this.
So does this mean I should avoid using...
Yes, this will be less than a mile from the ocean, so there may be some salt accumulation.
I understand that I should use non-conductive washers. Is this correct? Anything else?
Greetings,
Please see the pictures below. The white pipe is part of a 15x20 foot tank made of carbon steel(fully painted). The bolts, washers and nuts are made of galvanized steel and the valve is made of brass. This corrosion appeared after the assembly was left out in the rain for just a few...
