Software for Geothermal Corrosion and Risk Based Assessment

Abstract

Computer software for geothermal energy applications has become commonplace. Application of computers for geothermal corrosion and scaling control has been restricted to a small number of developed programmes that model specific functions. These include software for calculation of corrosion and scaling chemistry, impact of fluid velocity, databases for corrosion properties and corrosion rates as well as the more conventional databases of published literature. Some of these models have been incorporated into software for Asset Management Systems and Risk Based Inspection of geothermal energy plant while others have been combined to give more comprehensive tools for materials and corrosion consulting and research. This paper aims to review a number of software programmes that have been used for corrosion and scaling tasks related to geothermal energy applications and will discuss recent attempts to combine software programmes to provide interpreted advice.