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Case Study: Foreign Operator DC Interference On An Existing Pipeline Systems

Product Number: 51322-17587-SG

Author: Jessica Jaskolka

Publication Date: 2022

$20.00

EN Engineering (ENE) completed an AC interference study over 68 miles of an operator’s transmission line. In addition, an ACVG survey of approximately one (1) mile of the pipeline was conducted at the take-off point of the 8” line. As a result of this AC interference study, evidence of elevated AC corrosion risk has not been found on the operator’s pipeline. However, a review of the provided data shows evidence of DC interference due to a nearby foreign rectifier groundbed at the take-off point of the operator’s line.

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Case Study: HDD CP Retrofit For Existing Critical Service Ethylene Above Ground Storage Tank.

Product Number: 51322-18035-SG

Author: Shailesh Javia, Venkat Sreenivas

Publication Date: 2022

$20.00

Corrosion has long been recognized as an extremely costly naturally occurring phenomenon that can be controlled through the proper application of corrosion prevention and control methods protecting public safety, extending the service life of assets and preventing damage to property and the environment. The landmark Cost of Corrosion Study published by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration estimated that corrosion costs were approximately 3.1% of the nation’s GDP. Within the study, several key sectors of the US economy were studied. This paper is focused on one of those areas – the corrosion risks associated with storage tanks that contain hazardous materials. The study determined that the annual direct cost of corrosion for above ground hazardous material storage tanks (ASTs) in the US was ~$4.5 billion.

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Case Study: Integrated External Corrosion Management for A 12-Inch Crude Oil Pipeline

Product Number: 51323-18970-SG

Author: Keith Parker, Trey Johnston, Christophe Baeté, Michael Snow

Publication Date: 2023

$20.00

The Enbridge External Corrosion Prevention team (ECP) is developing an Integrated External Corrosion Management (IECM) process by which management of external corrosion control systems can be optimized while
maintaining asset integrity and safety. IECM is intended to provide a methodology by which operators can move from a traditional reactive approach to a state-of-the-art proactive strategy commensurate with industry expertise and technology. Here we discuss a case study intended to demonstrate and assess the outcomes of IECM. The subject is a 12-inch diameter crude oil pipeline located in North America. Results of the process reveal opportunities for improvement and efficiencies in operation and maintenance (O&M).

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Case Study: Telecom Meets Water Tower

Product Number: 51216-021-SG

Author: Christopher Wolfgram, Daniel J. Zienty

Publication Date: 2016

$20.00

It is safe to say that water towers have become a predominant location for the placement of cellular telecommunications equipment. Their height and design style make them a “natural” consideration for what the industry calls them, macro sites. And when one carrier locates on a tower you can be sure that others will soon follow.

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Casing Corrosion in Geothermal Environments Containing Sulfuric Acid

Product Number: 51324-20932-SG

Author: Joseph Thevakumar; Joshua Owen; Richard Barker; Evgeny Barmatov

Publication Date: 2024

$40.00

This work focusses on understanding corrosion severity and material performance within model geothermal sulfuric acid (H2SO4)-containing environments. With the use of a tantalum-lined high pressure/high temperature autoclave, the corrosion behavior of N80 carbon steel was compared against duplex stainless steel when exposed to H2SO4 solutions (pH 2-4) at temperatures up to 150°C. Electrochemical linear polarization resistance measurements were implemented to gather real time corrosion kinetic data. Complimentary ex-situ analyses (scanning electron microscopy and white light interferometry) were conducted to understand the corrosion mechanism and quantify localized corrosion rates. A quantitative relationship was identified in terms of pH, temperature and metal corrosion for the selected materials to highlight material capability within such low pH geothermal environments.

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Cathodic Nanocoating Technology for Corrosion Control of Steel Structures

Product Number: 41211-613-SG

Author: Todd Hawkins

Publication Date: 2011

$20.00

In 2000 the National Science Foundation estimated that the market for nanotechnology products will be over one trillion US dollars by 2015 and that the industry would employ over 200 million workers. These numbers have been subsequently quoted from funding applications to government policy documents, but at the halfway point many of the revolutionary and disruptive technologies predicted have failed to emerge. Indeed, seven years on from the inception of the National Nanotechnology Initiative, there appears to be little sign of a nanotechnology-based industry, although significant amounts of R&D are being undertaken by various industries.

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Cathodic Prevention/Protection Of Marine Corrosion Of Steel In Previously Cracked Concrete

Product Number: 51321-16952-SG

Author: M. Dugarte; A.A. Sagüés

Publication Date: 2021

$20.00

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Cathodic Protect Area Of Influence Study

Product Number: 51321-16877-SG

Author: Jared Pannell; Naga Vijayasankaran; Elens van Roggen Corrpro

Publication Date: 2021

$20.00

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Cathodic Protection (CP) System at Gas Wells Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Product Number: MPWT19-14286

Author: Mohammed M Alsaaq

Publication Date: 2019

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A cathodic protection (CP) system reduces corrosion by minimizing the difference in potential between the anode and the cathode. This reduction can be achieved by applying a current to the structure to be protected from an electrical source. When enough current is applied, the whole structure will be at one potential, thus anode and cathode sites will not exist. CP is commonly used on many types of structures, such as pipelines and underground storage tanks.
The paper is about an effort to improve Southern Area Gas Producing Facilities’ (SAGPF’s) CP system in compliance with all related Saudi Aramco standards, procedures, and GIs, and provides in depth analysis and recommendations to mitigate CP system challenges, and to make CP system reliable. In addition, the study aims to identify key tasks to minimize the effect of component failures and to increase the reliability of SAGPF remote monitoring units, to get accurate data. The onsite CP system survey was performed from April 26 to September 30, 2018, for all SAGPF. This paper is focused on the major challenges, such as equipment failures, operational deficiencies, and technical recommendations to make the CP system efficient and reliable.

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Cathodic Protection and MIC - Effects of local electrochemistry

Product Number: 51317--9452-SG

ISBN: 9452 2017 CP

Author: Stefan Jansen

Publication Date: 2017

$20.00

The goal of this research was to improve the understanding of the mechanisms of cathodic protection (CP) by determining the interactions between corrosion and local chemical parameters, such as pH, under varying CP conditions, both in the absence and presence of MIC.

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Cathodic Protection as a Sustainability Tool - When Done Properly

Product Number: 51324-20748-SG

Author: Cal Chapman

Publication Date: 2024

$40.00

This presentation describes how the term sustainability is, and has been, applied by NACE International, by the Society for Protective Coatings (also called SSPC), by now what is known as the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), and by other organizations historically to achieve sustainable operation, maintenance, and service life extension of high-value physical assets and infrastructure. Further, it describes how cathodic protection work, when properly performed, provides a sustainability function for buried or submerged metal assets. These asset types include a wide range of physical structures, processes, and vessels, in industries as diverse as maritime transport, oil and natural gas production, water production and wastewater management, mining, petroleum refining and distribution, electrical generation and distribution, food production, and even medical devices.

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Cathodic Protection -Based Solutions For Corrosion Prevention Of “Green Aluminum” Alloys

Product Number: 51322-17823-SG

Author: Marco Bandiera, Arianna Pavesi, Alessandro Mancini, Bozhena Tsyupa, Andrea Bonfanti, Massimiliano Bestetti, Federico Bertasi

Publication Date: 2022

$20.00

In the recent years, the reduction of the environmental footprint of industrial processes is gaining momentum, targeting the carbon neutrality. This also involves Aluminum industry, in which the use of secondary (e.g. recycled) alloys is a possible solution in order to decrease the greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. Indeed, raw materials produced starting from secondary Aluminum show GHG emission values up to one order of magnitude lower with respect to their primary equivalents.