Ezindaweni zokukhiqiza zezimboni, amapayipi “ayindlela yokuphila” yokuthutha izinto. Kodwa-ke, ebhekene nokuguguleka nokuguguleka kwezinto eziqinile njengesihlabathi, udaka, kanye nezinsalela zemfucuza, amapayipi avamile avame ukuzwa ukuvuza kanye nomonakalo esikhathini esifushane. Lokhu akudingi nje kuphela ukuvalwa njalo nokushintshwa, kodwa futhi kungaba yingozi yokuphepha. Phakathi kwamapayipi amaningi angagugi, amapayipi angagugi e-silicon carbide abe yimpahla eshisayo emkhakheni wezimboni ngenxa yokumelana kwawo nokuguguleka okuphezulu. Namuhla, sizokhuluma ngalo “mdlali oqinile” embonini yamapayipi.
Abantu abaningi bangase bangayazi i-silicon carbide yezinto ezibonakalayo. Kalula nje, iyinto engeyona eyensimbi engaphili enobulukhuni obulandela idayimane kuphela, futhi ngokwemvelo inezakhiwo "zokuvimbela ukwenziwa". Ipayipi elingagugi elenziwe ngayo lifana nokubeka ungqimba "lwesivikelo sedayimane" epayipini, olungamelana kalula nomthelela wezinto ezahlukahlukene ezigugile kakhulu.
Uma kuqhathaniswa namapayipi ensimbi endabuko namapayipi e-ceramic, izinzuzoamapayipi amelana nokuguguleka kwe-silicon carbidezivelele kakhulu. Okokuqala, inokumelana nokuguguleka okugcwele. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ithutha udaka oluqukethe isihlabathi se-quartz noma insalela yemfucuza ngezinhlayiya eziqinile, ingagcina ubuqotho bayo bomphezulu futhi inokuphila isikhathi eside izikhathi eziningana kunemipayipi yensimbi evamile, okunciphisa kakhulu imvamisa kanye nezindleko zokushintsha ipayipi. Okwesibili, inokumelana okuqinile kokugqwala. Izinto zezimboni zivame ukuqukatha izingxenye ezigqwala njenge-asidi ne-alkali, kanti imipayipi evamile ithambekele ekugqwaleni nasekugugeni. Kodwa-ke, i-silicon carbide ngokwayo inezakhiwo zamakhemikhali ezizinzile futhi ingamelana nokuguguleka kwemidiya ehlukahlukene ye-asidi ne-alkali, okwenza ifaneleke ezindaweni zokusebenza eziyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu.
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Ngaphezu kwalokho, amapayipi angagugi e-silicon carbide nawo anesici esicabangelayo - ukuhanjiswa okuhle kokushisa, okungasusa ukushisa ngokushesha lapho kuthuthwa izinto ezishisa kakhulu, kugwenywe ukuguqulwa kwamapayipi okubangelwa amazinga okushisa aphezulu endawo, futhi kuncishiswe ukulahleka kokushisa, kunciphisa ngokungaqondile ukusetshenziswa kwamandla okukhiqiza. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isakhiwo sawo esincane senza singahlukani kakhulu namapayipi avamile lapho efakwa, ngaphandle kwesidingo sokuguqulwa okwengeziwe kwemishini. Inobunzima obuphansi ekuqaliseni futhi ingajwayela kalula kokubili amaphrojekthi okwakha amasha kanye nokuvuselelwa kwamapayipi amadala.
Kulezi zinsuku, amapayipi angagugi e-silicon carbide asetshenziswa kabanzi ezimbonini ezahlukahlukene ezifana nezezimayini, i-metallurgy, ugesi, kanye nobunjiniyela bamakhemikhali, njengokuthuthwa kwe-slurry ezimayini, izinhlelo zokususa i-sulfurization kanye ne-denitrification ezitshalweni zamandla, kanye nokuthuthwa kwezinsalela zemfucuza embonini ye-metallurgical, lapho ubukhona bazo bungabonakala khona. Akugcini nje ngokuxazulula izinkinga zamapayipi endabuko avame ukuguguleka nokugqwala, kodwa futhi kusiza amabhizinisi ukunciphisa isikhathi sokungasebenzi, ukunciphisa izindleko zokulungisa, kanye nokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokukhiqiza, kube “ithuluzi elingagugi” elibalulekile emkhakheni wezimboni.
Njengoba ubuchwepheshe bezimboni buqhubeka nokuthuthuka, ukusetshenziswa kwezinto ze-silicon carbide kusakhula. Sikholelwa ukuthi esikhathini esizayo, amapayipi angagugi e-silicon carbide azokhipha ukukhanya nokushisa emasimini ahlukene kakhulu, okuhlinzeka ngesivikelo sokusebenza okuzinzile komkhiqizo wezimboni.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Novemba-17-2025