Ekukhiqizweni kwezimboni, amapayipi afana “nemithambo yegazi” eqhubeka nokuthutha izinto ezifana ne-ore slurry, i-coal powder, kanye nezinsalela zemfucuza. Kodwa-ke, iningi lalezi zinto linezici zokuqina okuphezulu kanye nesivinini sokugeleza okusheshayo. Amapayipi ajwayelekile azoguga maduze ngokuvuza, okungadingi nje kuphela ukuvalwa njalo nokushintshwa, kodwa futhi okungase kube nezingozi zokuphepha ngenxa yokuvuza kwezinto. Ukuvela kwamapayipi angagugi e-silicon carbide kuzosiza ekuxazululeni “inkinga yokuguguleka”.
Abanye abantu bangase babuze, hlobo luni lwento “i-silicon carbide”? Eqinisweni, akuyona into entsha. Empeleni, iyinto engeyona eyensimbi engaphili eyakhiwe yi-silicon ne-carbon elements, enobunzima obulandela idayimane ne-corundum kuphela. Amaphepha amaningi e-sandpaper aphezulu namathuluzi okugaya avame ukusetshenziswa empilweni yansuku zonke asebenzisa i-silicon carbide. Uma le nto yobunzima obuphezulu yenziwe odongeni lwangaphakathi lwepayipi, kufana nokubeka ungqimba “lwe-diamond armor” epayipini. Uma ibhekene nezinto ezigugile kakhulu, ingamelana ngqo nokushayisana kwezinto, ngokuyisisekelo yandise impilo yepayipi.
Uma kuqhathaniswa namapayipi endabuko, izinzuzo zamapayipi angagugi e-silicon carbide zidlula “ukumelana nokuguguleka”. Amapayipi ensimbi ajwayelekile aguguleka kalula ngezinto ezigqwalisayo ngesikhathi sokuthuthwa, kanti amapayipi epulasitiki kunzima ukumelana namazinga okushisa aphezulu kanye nokucindezela. Kodwa-ke, izinto ze-silicon carbide ngokwazo zinezici zokumelana ne-asidi kanye ne-alkali kanye nokumelana nokushisa okuphezulu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zithutha i-slurry ene-asidi noma i-powder yamalahle eshisa kakhulu, zingasebenza ngokuzinzile ngaphandle kokukhathazeka njalo mayelana “nokubhoboka kokugqwala” noma “ukuguquguquka kokushisa okuphezulu”. Okubaluleke kakhulu, udonga lwangaphakathi lwayo lubushelelezi, okwenza lungabekezeleleki kakhulu ekuqongeleleni nasekuvalekeni ngesikhathi sokuthuthwa kwezinto, kunciphisa ubunzima bokuhlanza amapayipi nokuqinisekisa ukuqhubeka kokukhiqiza.
Kulezi zinsuku, ezimbonini ezifana nezezimayini, ugesi, kanye nobunjiniyela bamakhemikhali ezidinga ukumelana nokuguguleka okuphezulu kakhulu kwamapayipi, amapayipi angagugi e-silicon carbide ashintshe kancane kancane amapayipi endabuko. Akudingeki ukuthi ashintshwe njalo ezinyangeni eziyisithupha njengamapayipi avamile, futhi akudingi izindleko zokulungisa eziphindaphindwayo. Nakuba ukutshalwa kwezimali kokuqala kungase kubonakale kuphakeme kancane, empeleni kusiza ibhizinisi ukuthi longe izindleko eziningi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Kumabhizinisi aphishekela ukukhiqizwa okuphumelelayo nokuzinzile, ukukhetha amapayipi angagugi e-silicon carbide empeleni ukukhetha ikhambi lokuthuthwa "elingakhathazeki kangako, elihlala isikhathi eside".
Njengoba isidingo sokuqina kwemishini nokuphepha ekukhiqizweni kwezimboni sikhula, izimo zokusetshenziswa kwamapayipi angagugi e-silicon carbide zikhula njalo. Ixazulula inkinga "endala nenzima" ekuthuthweni kwezimboni ngokusebenza okuqinile kwezinto ngokwazo, futhi ihlinzeka namabhizinisi amaningi ngenketho ethembekile endleleni yokunciphisa izindleko nokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Okthoba-28-2025