Googan C. Marine Corrosion and Cathodic Protection 2022

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Cathodic protection (CP) mitigates the high cost of steel and other alloys corroded in seawater and seabed sediments. Marine Corrosion and Cathodic Protection is a comprehensive guide to corrosion issues and presents methodologies to tackle common offshore code-based CP designs. Advanced theory is developed for non-routine CP applications, with and without subsea coating systems. The interactions between CP and the fatigue and hydrogen embrittlement characteristics of alloys are explained. Sacrificial (or galvanic) anodes and impressed current systems are examined, followed by descriptions of successful and unsuccessful applications on petroleum installations, harbours, jetties, pipelines, windfarm foundations, ships and floating production storage and offloading vessels FPSOs. Retrofit CP systems for the life extension of assets, together with methods for applying CP internally in both static and flowing systems are evaluated. A critical review of the role of physical and computational modelling in CP design and evaluation addresses the more geometrically complex applications. Techniques for, and limitation of, CP surveying, inspection and monitoring are explained in the context of system management. This text is ideal for engineers, designers, manufacturers, equipment suppliers and operators of offshore CP systems.
The Marine Corrosion of Steel
Cathodic Protection Basics
Designing According to The Codes
Thermodynamics
Electrode Kinetics
Protection Potential – Carbon Steel
Current and Polarisation
Corrosion Resistant Alloys
Underwater Coatings
Sacrificial Anodes
Impressed Current Systems
The Effect of CP on Mechanical Properties
Fixed Steel Structures
Submarine Pipelines
Ships and Floating Structures
Internal CP
Modelling
CP System Management