FIELD: corrosion protection; plants manufacturing steel pipes. SUBSTANCE: passivation and cleaning of steel pipes includes treatment of pipes with oxygen-containing agent; air is mainly used for the porous at addition of oxygen or nitrogen to concentration not exceeding 1.2 g/l; treatment is conducted for 0.5-50 min at flow rate of 50-200 m/s and temperature of 300-500 C. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency; ecological safety. 3 ex
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2002-10-10—Published
2000-12-04—Filed