Wɔde silicon carbide (SiC) ɔhyew sesa nneɛma di dwuma kɛse wɔ nnuru, ahoɔden, ne nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia ho banbɔ mu esiane sɛ ɛko tia ɔhyew a ɛkorɔn-, ɛko tia nsɛe, ne ɔhyew a ɛkɔ soro nti. Nanso, wɔn adwumayɛ gyina nneɛma a wɔpaw so kɛse, na nneɛma a wɔaka abom a ɛfata no nya mfiri no nkwa nna ne sɛnea ɛyɛ adwuma yiye so nkɛntɛnso tẽẽ.
Nea edi kan no, silicon carbide ceramic ne ade a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔde yɛ core heat exchanger components. Silicon carbide a ɛho tew kɛse- (sɛ nhwɛso no, ɛboro 98%) wɔ efĩ a ɛba fam koraa, na ɛma ɔhyew a ɛko tia ne nnuru a ɛgyina pintinn no tu mpɔn kɛse, na ɛma ɛfata titiriw ma mmeae a nneɛma a ɛporɔw te sɛ acid a ɛyɛ den ne nnyinaso ahorow wɔ hɔ. Bio nso, ne ɔhyew a ɛkɔ soro (bɛyɛ 120–150 W/m·K) hwɛ hu sɛ ɔhyew a ɛkɔ baabiara yiye na ɛtew ahoɔden a wɔhwere so.
Nea ɛto so abien no, nneɛma a wɔde bɛsɔ nsɔano a wɔpaw no ho hia saa ara. Amanneɛ kwan so dade nsɔano no taa di huammɔ wɔ ɔhyew a ɛkorɔn mu, bere a graphite anaa silicon carbide-a wɔde afrafra (te sɛ reaction-bonded silicon carbide ne graphite composites) ma nsɔano adwumayɛ a wotumi de ho to so bere a ɛko tia nnuru ntua nso. Wɔ adwumayɛ tebea a emu yɛ den mu no, -silicon carbide welded structures nyinaa betumi ayi asiane a ɛwɔ seal huammɔdi mu no afi hɔ, nanso ɛho ka yɛ den.
Bio nso, wɔtaa de aduru a ɛko tia (te sɛ Inconel 600 anaa Hastelloy) na ɛyɛ dade a ɛka bom (te sɛ flanges ne pipes) sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛne silicon carbide ɔhyew a ɛkorɔn-su ahorow no bɛyɛ pɛ na wɔasiw electrochemical corrosion ano. Ayaresa a wɔde yɛ nneɛma a ɛwɔ soro (te sɛ nea wɔde kata so anaasɛ nea wɔde kata so) betumi ama nea wɔsɛe no ne nea ɛko tia oxidation no ayɛ kɛse bio.
Sɛ yɛbɛbɔ no mua a, nneɛma a wɔpaw ma silicon carbide ɔhyew sesa no hwehwɛ sɛ wosusuw nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔ su, ɔhyew ne nhyɛso tebea, ne sikasɛm mu mmɔdenbɔ ho yiye. Ɛdenam silicon carbide dɔte nipadua, nneɛma a wɔde kata so, ne dade afã horow a ɛboa no a wɔbɛma ayɛ pɛ so no, wobetumi ama mfiri no mu ahotoso ne ɔsom nkwa nna ayɛ kɛse de adi nea mfiridwuma mu nneɛma a ɛyɛ den no hwehwɛ ho dwuma.
