A method to reduce the deposition of solid sulfur (Ss(s)) in a natural gas producing well, is described wherein the inside of the pipes used in the well are coated with a coating comprising polar surface treated nanoparticles. The polar surface treated nanoparticles interact with the sulfur gas and interfere with the deposition of solid sulfur onto the surface of the pipe. The polar surface treated nanoparticles are selected from the group consisting of silica, alumina and silica-aluminate, metal sulfates and metal oxides.

A method to reduce the deposition of solid sulfur (Ss(s)) in a natural gas producing well, is described wherein the inside of the pipes used in the well are coated with a coating comprising polar surface treated nanoparticles. The polar surface treated nanoparticles interact with the sulfur gas and interfere with the deposition of solid sulfur onto the surface of the pipe. The polar surface treated nanoparticles are selected from the group consisting of silica, alumina and silica-aluminate, metal sulfates and metal oxides.

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods of coating a coiled tubing string, methods of conducting tubing operations using a coated tubing string, and associated apparatus thereof. In one implementation, a method of conducting a coiled tubing operation, includes forming a tubing string. The tubing string has a central annulus, an inner surface, and an outer surface, and the tubing string is formed from a metallic material. The method also includes coiling the tubing string onto a spool, and moving a coating into the central annulus. The method also includes curing the coating onto the inner surface of the tubing string to form a layer of the coating on the inner surface of the tubing string.

A metallic laminate shaped flow path member has both a surface roughness of a flow path inner surface and corrosion resistance at such a level as to be utilizable as a flow path member for use in a supply line for a corrosive fluid in a semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus. A metallic substrate constituting the metallic laminate shaped flow path member has surface irregularities, the inner surface of the flow path of the metallic laminate shaped flow path member is formed with a glass coating layer in such a manner as to fill at least recessed regions of the surface irregularities of the metallic substrate, and the glass coating layer includes at least one of a layer of a P.sub.2O.sub.5—ZnO—Al.sub.2O.sub.3 based glass, a layer of a Bi.sub.2O.sub.3—ZnO—B.sub.2O.sub.3 based glass, and a layer of an SiO.sub.2—B.sub.2O.sub.3—Na.sub.2O based glass.

Processes and devices useful in the application of coatings (14) to the interior of tubes (10) are described. Such processes (40, 400) may include applying a layer (20) of coating fluid (18) to the internal surface (16) of the tube (10) and passing a smoothing member (22) through the tube (10) at a distance from the internal surface (16). The viscosity of the coating fluid (18) may be selected so that the layer (20) of coating fluid (18) has a thickness substantially equal to or in excess of a predetermined wet film thickness (Twf) correlated to a desired final thickness (Tf) of the coating (14). The distance between the smoothing member (22) and the internal surface (16) may substantially correspond to the predetermined wet film thickness (Twf). The smoothing member (22) may smooth the coating fluid (18) and remove coating fluid (18) in excess of the wet film thickness (Twf) from the internal surface (16).

Processes and devices useful in the application of coatings (14) to the interior of tubes (10) are described. Such processes (40, 400) may include applying a layer (20) of coating fluid (18) to the internal surface (16) of the tube (10) and passing a smoothing member (22) through the tube (10) at a distance from the internal surface (16). The viscosity of the coating fluid (18) may be selected so that the layer (20) of coating fluid (18) has a thickness substantially equal to or in excess of a predetermined wet film thickness (Twf) correlated to a desired final thickness (Tf) of the coating (14). The distance between the smoothing member (22) and the internal surface (16) may substantially correspond to the predetermined wet film thickness (Twf). The smoothing member (22) may smooth the coating fluid (18) and remove coating fluid (18) in excess of the wet film thickness (Twf) from the internal surface (16).

Induction heating facilitated coating systems and processes for pipes overcome corrosion and erosion of the pipes at extreme temperatures and pressures in applications including oil and gas downhole tubulars and pipelines as well as processing facilities. Being based on vitreous fused inorganic compounds, the present invention achieves very high corrosion resistance at remarkably modest cost. Attractive economics and immunity to chlorides and moisture permeation at extreme concentrations and temperatures also make it well suited to desalination plants and potable water piping applications. Due to its extreme temperature resistance, it also is very well suited for geothermal wells. Additionally, due to its characteristic smooth durable surface, the present invention is ideally suited for applications involving the opposite of corrosion, namely scaling problems, such as fouling in sewage systems and scale buildup in heavy oil wells.

Methods, products, and systems for monitoring and improving pipeline infrastructure are disclosed. At least one embodiment of the invention comprises a smart-sensing coating, which is applied to one or more interior surfaces of a pipe or pipeline. The coating may comprise a dual-purpose metamaterial, which itself may comprise a plurality of acoustically active and tunable particles that may be embedded in a low-friction, corrosion-resistant, omniphobic polymer matrix. The particles may comprise a multi-layered assembly with a high-density material core, elastic matrix filler, and a stiff outer shell. The particles may further be specifically engineered to form an acoustic band gap at a chosen ultrasound frequency. At this chosen frequency, the particles are very nearly acoustically opaque, preventing the transmission of any and all sound. As such, the position and distribution of the particles inside the pipelines can be clearly distinguished. Additionally, one or more embodiments of the present invention may be referred to as an Intelligent Pipeline System (IPS), which is a monitoring and reporting system for pipelines that uses a remote craft to monitor the interior condition of a pipeline. Preferentially, the IPS uses the smart-sensing coating that is applied to the interior wall of the pipeline to be tested or monitored. Installed acoustic sensors along the pipeline may query the coating and transmit pipeline conditions to the exterior environment where the information can be received by remote craft.

Disclosed is a heat exchange tube of waste heat boiler, which includes a tube body. The outer surface of the tube body is sprayed with a layer of anti-corrosion coating. The components of the anti-corrosion coating are Al.sub.2O.sub.3, CaAl.sub.2O.sub.4 and Ca.sub.3(PO.sub.4).sub.2. On the surface of nano anti-corrosion coating, HF reacts with Al.sub.2O.sub.3, CaAl.sub.2O.sub.4 and Ca.sub.3(PO.sub.4).sub.2 to form AlF.sub.3 and Ca.sub.5(PO.sub.4).sub.3F, which are tightly wrapped on the surface of the coating, thereby effectively preventing HF from corroding the interior of the coating and the heat exchange tube. Meanwhile, due to the anti-corrosion coating with the specific composition of the present disclosure, the heat exchange tube of the present disclosure can be resistant to fluorine corrosion at a high temperature of 600° C. or more, and can be used at a rather high temperature of 1000° C. or more.

Embodiments of the present application provide a hydrogen transportation pipe and a hydrogen transportation pipeline. A steel pipe body of the hydrogen transportation pipe has a pipe cavity with a round cross section; an inner wall of the pipe cavity of the steel pipe body is provided with a nano-composite coating used for preventing hydrogen atoms from diffusing into the steel pipe body; and an outer diameter of the steel pipe body is not more than 100 millimeters and a diameter of the pipe cavity of the steel pipe body is not more than 90 millimeters. According to the present application, a hydrogen embrittlement phenomenon can be prevented from occurring in the steel pipe body, and the transportation cost of hydrogen can be effectively reduced and the large-scale commercial application of the hydrogen energy can be further accelerated.