海水(shui)淡化(hua)(hua)的(de)(de)(de)介質環境主(zhu)要(yao)是脫氣海水(shui)和(he)(he)新鮮海水(shui),不銹(xiu)鋼已成功用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)于(yu)(yu)海水(shui)淡化(hua)(hua)的(de)(de)(de)泵(beng)、殼、軸、葉(xie)輪、桿件以及蒸發罐的(de)(de)(de)分(fen)離器(qi)、脫氣裝(zhuang)置(zhi)(zhi)等。傳(chuan)熱管(guan)在(zai)海水(shui)淡化(hua)(hua)中(zhong)起著十分(fen)重要(yao)的(de)(de)(de)作用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)。在(zai)多段沖洗裝(zhuang)置(zhi)(zhi)中(zhong)10%的(de)(de)(de)傳(chuan)熱管(guan)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)于(yu)(yu)放熱裝(zhuang)置(zhi)(zhi),87%用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)于(yu)(yu)熱回收裝(zhuang)置(zhi)(zhi)、3%用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)于(yu)(yu)鹽水(shui)加熱器(qi)。當前(qian)能滿(man)足上述三種(zhong)傳(chuan)熱管(guan)要(yao)求的(de)(de)(de)不銹(xiu)鋼是耐海水(shui)腐蝕的(de)(de)(de) Cr-Ni-Mn-Mo-N 不銹(xiu)鋼,如 00Cr22Ni17Mo3NNb 和(he)(he) 00Cr22Ni13Mo5NNbV 。為(wei)了(le)增加傳(chuan)熱效果,將管(guan)制(zhi)成 0.25mm的(de)(de)(de)薄壁管(guan),為(wei)了(le)提高強度(du),將光(guang)管(guan)制(zhi)成縱向(xiang)波紋(wen)管(guan)。