📌 Appliances Heat Exchanger Tube - Fretting corrosion in warm humid plant air

Industry: Appliances · Severity: Critical · Mechanism: Fretting corrosion · Risk: 91/100

🧾 Summary

A heat exchanger tube used in a appliances application shows fretting corrosion risk after exposure to warm humid plant air. The design review focuses on material pairing, geometry, coating coverage, inspection access, and realistic validation testing.

⚠️ Design Risk

Likely weak points include local electrolyte retention, incompatible material pairing, coating discontinuities, trapped debris, and missing acceptance criteria for corrosion validation.

🛠️ Recommended Controls

Recommended controls: sacrificial element review, lubricant/contact finish change, and cyclic corrosion validation. Add drawing notes, supplier evidence requirements, and a validation plan that reflects the expected service environment.

🎓 Learning Notes

Learners should identify the corrosion mechanism, estimate severity, and decide whether prevention should come from material change, coating change, geometry change, sealing, isolation, or inspection planning.