Corrosion by Waters
April 14, 2004 -- The Nickel Institute today launched the second in a series of online
training modules for the chemical process industry. These are online slide presentations accompanied by audio
and scrolling text.
The second module, entitled "Corrosion by Waters" was written by Nickel Institute consultant
Bud Ross and edited by Nickel Institute Technical Director Gary Coates. Audio is provided by Scott Farlinger
and the user interface was designed by Intelygis Inc. of Toronto.
"Corrosion by Waters" is about 15 minutes in length and covers the challenges of handling water in process
plants. The callenges covered include:
* Corrosion and scale formation;
* Macro-fouling;
* Microbiological influenced corrosion;
* High chloride waters;and
* Crevice corrosion.
To load a presentation, simply click on the link above. Depending on your connection to the Internet, it may
take a few minutes for the module to load. Once it has, click on "Play" to start the presentation.
You will get the best results if you have a high-speed connection to the Internet. You may experience
difficulties with a dial-up connection.
At any time, you can pause the presentation and can go to any slide and re-start the presentation by using
the control buttons provided. You can also download a written transcript of the presentation as a PDF.
When you have finished viewing the module, we would appreciate it if you would provide us with some feedback.
It will help us to design future modules that will meet your needs.
Before loading a presentation, please check to ensure that your computer satisfies the following system
requirments:
Hardware (minimum): Pentium II 233, sound card, speakers, Internet connection speed
56K.
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