Extending the Life of Exchangers in Iceland
In 2013 & 2014, HydroPro assisted HS Orka with the supply and installation of more than 10,000 sleeves in their Air Cooled Condensers (ACC) at the Svartsengi Geothermal Power Plant, home of the famous Blue Lagoon near Grindavik, Iceland. The ACC exchangers had experienced 100% through wall erosion and were in dire need of repair. The original (parent) tubes were 1” x 16bwg SA214 CS, and the plant chose SA213-304 material for the sleeves. Since the tube erosion was experienced