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Catthode
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Cathodic Protection on a Structure
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Protective Coatings for Corrosion
Control
• Coatings are the first line of defense against
corrosion for buried and submerged metallic
structures.
• Cathodic Protection is used to supplement the
coating.
coating
• Coatings are the only defense against corrosion
off atmospherically
t h i ll exposed d structures
t t .
Recommended Practices
NACE IInternational
t ti l (N
(National
ti lA
Association
i ti off
Corrosion Engineers) provides guidance for
design,
g installation, testing
g and
maintenance of cathodic protection systems
www.nace.org
• 1) NACE SP0169-2007 "Control of External Corrosion on
Underground and Submerged Metallic Piping Systems".
Structure
Magnesium
Anode
Current Flow
Practical Galvanic Series
• Zinc - one alloy for seawater and a second alloy for soil
and fresh water applications
• 6’ deep
• 6 10’ away
6-10’
• Low Res. Soil
• Shielding
• Remove bag
• Tamp
• Water
CP Anode Placement
Anode Attachment to
Structure
• Thermite Weld
• Mechanical Clamp
• Pin Braze
Impressed Current System
Rectifier
(-) (+)
Anode
Groundbed
Pipeline
(Structure) Current
Flow
Impressed
p Current CP System
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4Anodes
4 Power Supply
4Wiring
DC Power Supplies
pp
• Rectifiers
• S l (photovoltaic)
Solar ( h t lt i ) cells
ll
• Engine generator sets
• Wind powered generators
Wind-powered
• Thermoelectric cells
Galvanic vs. Impressed
p Current
Coatings
Grounding
Electrical shielding
Interference
Stray
y Current Sources
Foreign,
g , impressed
p current,, cathodic p
protection
systems
Transit and rail systems
DC operated mining equipment
Welding operations
Natural (telluric) currents
F ferrous
For f materials
t i l (steel,
( t l castt iron,
i ductile
d til iiron))
and others, the loss rates are:
• Ferrous 20 pounds/amp-year
• Copper 45 pounds/amp-year
• Lead 75 pounds/amp-year
Example
p of Anodic Interference
Unknown
Discharge
g
High Points
Anodic
Voltage
Gradient
CP
Installation
Interfered Line
Interfering Line
Unknown
Discharge
Points
Determining the Effectiveness of CP
Practical application makes use of
structure-to-soil potential
measurements.
850
C d t “O
Conduct “On/Off”
/Off” Potential
P t ti l
Survey
Determine level of polarization
Soil Resistivity
d = spacing
i =ddepth
h (f
(ft))
Determine Resistance R, C1 C2
P1 P2
ohms
191.5 x d x R
d d d
Soil and Water Resistivityy Classification
2,000-10,000 Corrosive
Tower Leg
Voltmeter
Ammeter
850
+ -
Cu:CuSO4
20 Reference
+ - Electrode
Magnesium
g Anode
Typical
yp Magnesium
g Anode Detail for Tower Leg
g
Cathodic Protection Design Details
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