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Sigrún Nanna Karlsdóttir - Professor
–
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Sigrún Nanna Karlsdóttir
Íslenska
Professor
Location
VR-2 / V02-243
Phone
525 - 5310
Email
snk [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0762-883X
Research portal – Sigrún Nanna Karlsdóttir
Under construction throughout the autumn semester 2023
Courses 2023 - 2024
VÉL240F - Interdisciplinary Group Project Within Renewable Energy
VÉL301G - Engineering Materials
VÉL120F - Geothermal Wells
Education
2007
,
Ph.D.
,
University of Michigan
,
Materials Science and Engineering
2003
,
BS
,
University of Iceland
,
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Professional Experience
2013 -
,
Associate Professor,
Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science University of Iceland
2008 -
2013,
Project Manager,
Department of Materials, Biotechnology and Energy at the Innovation Centre Iceland (
2004 -
2008,
Research Assistant,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Michigan
Published works
2023
Research and Development on Coatings and Paints for Geothermal Environments: A Review
Advanced Materials Technologies
2022
Microstructural Properties and Wear Resistance of Fe-Cr-Co-Ni-Mo-Based High Entropy Alloy Coatings Deposited with Different Coating Techniques
Applied Sciences
Corrosion, Scaling and Material Selection in Geothermal Power Production
Comprehensive Renewable Energy
2021
The Effect of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Particles on Microstructural and Tribological Properties of Electroless Ni-P+PTFE Duplex Coatings Developed for Geothermal Applications
Coatings
Effect of alloying ratios and Cu-addition on corrosion behaviour of CoCrFeNiMo high-entropy alloys in superheated steam containing CO
2
, H
2
S and HCl
Corrosion Science
Corrosion Behaviour of Titanium Alloy and Carbon Steel in a High-Temperature, Single and Mixed-Phase, Simulated Geothermal Environment Containing H2S, CO2 and HCl
Corrosion and Materials Degradation
2020
Corrosion resistance of W and Ta based amorphous coatings in a geothermal steam environment – A combinatorial study
Geothermics
Corrosion testing of materials in simulated superheated geothermal environment
Corrosion Science
Corrigendum to “Corrosion testing of materials in simulated superheated geothermal environment” [Corros. Sci. 168 (2020) 10] (Corrosion Science (2020) 168, (S0010938X19321626), (10.1016/j.corsci.2020.108584))
Corrosion Science
2019
In-situ erosion-corrosion testing equipment for geothermal environment and comparative results for tested electric arc sprayed titanium
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
Phase Evolution and Microstructure Analysis of CoCrFeNiMo High-Entropy Alloy for Electro-Spark-Deposited Coatings for Geothermal Environment
Coatings
Corrosion testing of UNS S31603 in simulated HT geothermal environment at boiling, superheated and condensation conditions
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
Phase evolution and microstructure analysis of CoCrFeNiMo high-entropy alloy for electro-spark-deposited coatings for geothermal environment
Coatings
Corrosion behavior of AlCrFeNiMn high entropy alloy in a geothermal environment
Geothermics
Mechanically alloyed CoCrFeNiMo high entropy alloy behavior in geothermal steam
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
Corrosion damage of injection string from the deep geothermal well IDDP-2 in Reykjanes Iceland
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
High-temperature corrosion testing facility for coating materials in simulated geothermal environment
Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council
2018
Corrosion testing of UNS N06625 in a simulated high temperature geothermal environment
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
Hydrogen damage of carbon steel fragments from the IDDP-1 geothermal well
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
Krafla magma testbed (KMT): Engineering challenges of drilling into magma and extracting its energy
Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council
Preliminary corrosion testing of explosive clad materials in geothermal environment
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
Multi-component alloy synthetized by a powder metallurgy route
UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series B: Chemistry and Materials Science
Nickel based coatings used for erosion-corrosion protection in a geothermal environment
Surface and Coatings Technology
Corrosion behavior in geothermal steam of CoCrFeNiMo high entropy alloy
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
2017
Corrosion behavior of high alloy austenitic stainless steel in simulated high temperature geothermal environment
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
Corrosion behavior of materials in hydrogen sulfide abatement system at Hellisheiði geothermal power plant
Geothermics
Corrosion testing of coating materials for geothermal turbine application
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
Microstructural study of the corrosion effect on AlCrFeNiMn multicomponent Alloy tested in geothermal environment
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
CoCrFeNiMo high entropy alloy produced by solid state processing
Key Engineering Materials
2016
Corrosion testing in H
2
S abatement system at hellisheidi geothermal power plant in Iceland
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
Morphological characterisation of complex powder used for protective coatings for geothermal plant components
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Structural modeling of the casings in the IDDP-1 well: Load history analysis
Geothermics
2015
Structural modeling of the casings in high temperature geothermal wells
Geothermics
Corrosion testing in superheated geothermal steam in Iceland
Geothermics
2014
Corrosion testing of heat exchanger tubes in steam from the IDDP-1 exploratory geothermal well in Krafla, Iceland
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
Pilot testing of handling the fluids from the IDDP-1 exploratory geothermal well, Krafla, N.E. Iceland
Geothermics
On-site erosion-corrosion testing in superheated geothermal steam
Geothermics
2013
Corrosion testing down-hole in sour high temperature geothermal well in Iceland
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
Corrosion and scaling in wet scrubbing equipment of the superheated geothermal Well IDDP-1 in Iceland
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
Corrosion and scaling in wet scrubbing equipment of the superheated geothermal well IDDP-1 in Iceland
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
Corrosion testing down-hole in sour high temperature geothermal well in Iceland
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
2012
Corrosion, scaling and material selection in geothermal power production
Comprehensive Renewable Energy
Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion in high temperature geothermal well
NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series
2010
Liquid oxide flow during oxidation of zirconium diboride-silicon carbide ultra high temperature ceramics
Key Engineering Materials
In situ microscopy observation of liquid flow, zirconia growth, and CO bubble formation during high temperature oxidation of zirconium diboride-silicon carbide
Journal of the European Ceramic Society
2009
Oxidation of ZrB
2
-SiC: Influence of SiC content on solid and liquid oxide phase formation
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Formation of oxide films on ZrB
2
-15 vol% SiC composites during oxidation: Evolution with time and temperature
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
2008
Formation of oxide scales on zirconium diboride-silicon carbide composites during oxidation: Relation of subscale recession to liquid oxide flow
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Zirconia transport by liquid convection during oxidation of zirconium diboride-silicon carbide
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Oxidation of ZrB
2
-SiC: Comparison of furnace heated coupons and self-heated ribbon specimens
Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings
2007
Rapid oxidation characterization of ultra-high temperature ceramics
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Convection patterns in liquid oxide films on ZrB
2
-SiC composites oxidized at a high temperature
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
2006
Role of rare-earth oxide additives on mechanical properties and oxidation behavior of Si
3
N
4
/BN fibrous monolith ceramics
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Keywords for Specialisation:
Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering
Ceramics
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Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics
Oxidation of Ceramics
Corrosion
Scaling in Geothermal Environment
Corrosion in Geothermal Environment
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