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Retention of Pr-Construction Primers During Shipbuilding

Product Number: 41211-586-SG

Author: J. Peter Ault

Publication Date: 2011

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Pre-construction Primer (PCP) is a zinc-containing, weld-through primer applied at low thickness to minimize rusting of steel during storage and fabrication. PCP removal is perceived to reduce risk of coating failure associated with painting over an aged zinc primer. PCP is retained in many commercial shipbuilding operations in order to reduce costs and provide a better performing coating system. This paper will review commercial industry practices and the guidance provided by marine coating manufacturers.

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Rethinking Sulfide Stress Cracking (SSC) Resistance Super Martensitic Stainless Steel (SMSS-13Cr) Bar Stock With 95 Ksi MY

Product Number: 51322-17614-SG

Author: Karthik Krishnan, Chad Glaesman

Publication Date: 2022

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13Cr-5Ni-2Mo type Super Martensitic stainless steels referred to as SMSS-13Cr type grades can provide good general corrosion resistance such as in high CO₂ environments combined with higher strengths and excellent toughness² making them a prospective material choice for long term downhole completion equipment depending on actual well conditions. One of the main limiting factors for the use of SMSS-13Cr type grades is the Sulfide Stress Cracking (SSC) resistance in presence of H₂S in downhole well conditions. Therefore, a good understanding of this behavior is essential to facilitate the material selection process.

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Retro Tank Rehab One City’s Riveting Tale

Product Number: 51218-097-SG

Author: Patrick Brown

Publication Date: 2018

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Cities and towns across the nation are undergoing revitalization programs at an ever-increasing pace as citizens demand better recreation facilities, more choices in housing and entertainment, and maximum benefits of economic development. But what do city planners do when their “ugly old water tower” stands right smack dab in the middle of the area to be redeveloped? Their water system needs the tank, but their constituents don’t like the looks of it…so they make it the landmark at the center of their plans!

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Retrofit and Management of Water Pipelines with Cathodic Protection: Case Studies

Product Number: 51317--9089-SG

ISBN: 9089 2017 CP

Author: Mersedeh Akhoondan

Publication Date: 2017

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Corrosion of metallic pipelines is a significant source of failures to drinking water utilities. Cathodic Protection has been used for buried metallic pipelines for decades but not widely used in the water industry. Preliminary findings of the on-going Water Research Foundation project.

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Retrofit Strategy Using Aluminium Anodes for the Internal Sections of Windturbine Monopiles

Product Number: 51317--8955-SG

ISBN: 8955 2017 CP

Author: Alex Delwiche

Publication Date: 2017

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This paper discusses the corrosion mitigation strategy for protecting the submerged sections of a monopile wind turbine structure off the east coast of England in UK waters.

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Review and Recommendations on PWHT Exemptions for 2014 Edition of ASME B31.3

Product Number: 51320-14543-SG

Author: Deepak Mankar

Publication Date: 2020

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A major significant change in fabrication/ welding of process piping was brought out by ASME B31.3 2014 addition Table 331.1.3 “Exemptions to Mandatory Postweld Heat Treatment” It now allowed for all carbon steel conforming to P- No1material group for all control Thickness and All weld type with exemption from Postweld heat treatment if a preheat of 95°C (200°F) is applied prior to welding on any nominal material thickness >25mm (1in). Similar exemptions are provided for P-No.3, P-No 4 group 1, and P-No. Group1. These exemptions required a closer scrutiny prior to adaptation. The review is an attempt to make end users aware of its significance.

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Review of 20-Year Old Polyurethane Application in Coal-Fired Power Plant

Product Number: 41208-421-SG

Author: John Miller, Brian Hanks

Publication Date: 2008

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On July 28, 1986 a tornado struck an area outside of Sioux City, IA, destroying one of the four power generation plants at Port Neal. The tornado registered an F4 on the Fujita scale, indicating that “devastating damage” had taken place on the ground. Although there were no major injuries to the employees at the plant, severe damage took place on the equipment.

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Review of a Refinery Boiler Tube Failure

Product Number: 51323-19067-SG

Author: Darrell Freeman, Ryan Horsley, David Whitt, Mel J. Esmacher

Publication Date: 2023

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In late 2021, several leaks were observed inside the waste heat boiler coil of the steam reformer furnace at the refinery. The leaks were located in the first row of tubes of the hot bank in the vertically-oriented coil, where boiler water inside the tubes is heated via waste heat of the reformer stack. The waste heat boiler coil has a design duty of 69.59 MMBtu/hr (~20.4 MW), with design pressures and temperatures of 1010 psig (6.9 MPa) and 700°F (371°C), respectively.

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Review of Benefits and Limitations of Ex-Situ Corrosion Tests for Bipolar Plates in Energy Conversion Devices

Product Number: 51323-19553-SG

Author: Mahmood Aliofkhazraei, Digby D. Macdonald, Craig S. Gittleman

Publication Date: 2023

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The high demand for green hydrogen energy during recent decades has caused increasing research activities around energy conversion devices. Different types of water electrolyzers (WE) and fuel cells (FC) are at the core of attention for hydrogen production and electrical energy generation from hydrogen. Around 20-22% of the total cost of a WE/FC stack is the cost of bipolar plates (BPPs) materials and coatings.

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Review of Cathodic Protection Systems for Concrete Structures in Australia

Product Number: 51317--9024-SG

ISBN: 9024 2017 CP

Author: Atef Cheaitani

Publication Date: 2017

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A case study of a major CP system operating in Australia for 15 years and proposal of a series of changes to current practices which can be considered for implementation in the design, installation and monitoring stages of new impressed current cathodic protection systems in concrete.

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Review Of Coating Current Test Methods For Simulating CUI Conditions And Introduction Of A New, Small Scale, Accelerated Test Method

Product Number: 51322-18173-SG

Author: David Morton, Ulrik Bork, Vadimas Verdingovas, Simon Daly

Publication Date: 2022

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Corrosion under Insulation (CUI) costs industry millions of dollars. Water ingress into conventional insulation systems can result in accelerated corrosion of the steel substrate w hich, if unchecked, will result in structural failure of the vessel or pipe. If the structure is operating under high pressure then this failure would be catastrophic. CUI can result in significant loss of revenue from downtime, maintenance and replacement of corroded structures.

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Review of Key Factors Related to Sour Service Material Selection for HPHT Oil & Gas Production A

Product Number: 51319-13400-SG

Author: Jing Ning

Publication Date: 2019

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Failure mechanisms manifest in Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) steels for highly sour applications are dominated by corrosion and Environmentally-Assisted Cracking (EAC). EAC of high strength low alloy carbon steels typically used in well completion has been a problem of major concern for the reliable exploitation of reservoirs that produce or condense significant amounts of water alongside dissolved CO2 and H2S. A critical issue in selecting OCTG steels that are considered suitable for sour service is selection of representative laboratory conditions of the actual High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) service environments. The issue is due to a lack of reliable sour ionic model(s) to understand non-ideal sour gas/solution behavior at HPHT conditions. Such ionic model(s) will form the foundation for designing / specifying experimental environments and lab tests to ascertain optimized H2S serviceability limits of a number of potential sour service metallic alloys.This paper provides a comprehensive review of current understanding of H2S ionic / thermodynamic modeling for HPHT applications as a precursor to predicting physical chemistry. This typically involves characterizing the role of key parameters such as H2S gas partial pressure gas fugacity aqueous chemical activity species concentrations and ionic strength. Also addressed as part of this review are evaluations of recent studies incorporating advanced thermodynamic models at HPHT conditions in evaluating EAC susceptibility of OCTG steels in sour media.The objectives of this review paper are to identify the key challenges and limitations facing the current EAC cracking limits per NACE MR0175 / ISO15156 and make recommendations for adoption of typical best practices in selecting materials for HPHT sour upstream production applications.Keywords: Hydrogen Sulfide High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) Material Selection Sour Ionic / Thermodynamic Model

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