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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Palitha Jayaweera, Fremont, CA (US);
Angel Sanjurjo, San Jose, CA (US);
Kai-Hung Lau, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gas Research Institute, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
A condensing heat exchanger structure in contact with a combustion environment and which structure includes a ferrous substrate is provided with a corrosion resistant diffusion coating applied to the ferrous substrate via a fluidized bed application. Also provided is a method for improving the corrosion resistance of a condensing heat exchanger structure which includes a ferrous substrate and a surface portion at least partially exposed to a combustion product-containing environment. In such method, a corrosion resistant diffusion coating is applied onto the ferrous substrate via a fluidized bed application.