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*Abhishek mishra
*Arunn kumar
*Manish kumar
Corrosion control methods
Cathodic protection
Sacrificial Impressed
anode current
Applications
What is Cathodic protection?
Cathodic protection (CP) is a method of corrosion
control that can be applied to buried and submerged
metallic structures.
It is normally used in conjunction with coatings and
can be considered as a secondary corrosion control
technique.
Cathodic protection can, in some cases, prevent stress
corrosion cracking.
Principle involved
Cathodic protection
Sacrificial Impressed
anode current
Applications
In the usual application, a galvanic anode, a piece of a more electrochemically
"active" metal, is attached to the vulnerable metal surface where it is exposed to the
corrosive liquid. Galvanic anodes are designed and selected to have a more "active"
voltage (more negative electrochemical potential) than the metal of the target
structure (typically steel). For effective CP, the potential of the steel surface is
polarized (pushed) more negative until the surface has a uniform potential.
Metals like (Zn,Al,Mg) are used for making anode because they have very low
electrochemical potential as compared to steel hence more ‘active’.
These metals act as anode and get corroded.
For this purpose of increasing electrical contact, the active metal is placed in back fill
(coal and NaCl).
When it is consumed completely then replaced by a newer one.
Insulated wire
Ground level
backfill
Underground
pipeline Sacrificial anode
( Zn, Al)
Cathodic anode
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*Abhishek mishra
*Arunn kumar
*Manish kumar
Corrosion control methods
Cathodic protection
Sacrificial Impressed
anode current
Applications
Impressed Current (ICCP)
For larger structures, galvanic anodes cannot economically deliver enough
current to provide complete protection.
In this method,an impressed current is applied in opposite direction to
nullify the corrosion current and convert the corroding metal from anode
to cathode.
ICCP systems use anodes connected to a DC power source. Usually this will
be a cathodic protection rectifier, which converts an AC power supply to a
DC output. In the absence of an AC supply, alternative power sources may
be used, such as solar panels, wind power, etc.
This current is given to insoluble anode like graphite, stainless steel or
scrap iron burried in soil.
The negative terminal of D.C. is connected to pipeline to be protected.The
anode is kept in back-fill(composed of gypsum or coke breeze) to increase
electrical contact with the surrounding soil.
Presented by
*Abhishek mishra
*Arunn kumar
*Manish kumar
Corrosion control methods
Cathodic protection
Sacrificial Impressed
anode current
Applications
Applications
1.Piplines:
Pipelines are routinely protected by a coating
supplemented with cathodic protection.
2.Ships:
Cathodic protection on ships is often
implemented by galvanic anodes attached to the
hull, rather than using ICCP.
3. Marine:
Marine CP covers many areas, jetties, harbors,
offshore structures.
4.Internal CP:
Vessels, pipelines and tanks which are used to
store or transport liquids can also be protected
from corrosion on their internal surfaces by the
use of cathodic protection.
5. Galvanized steel:
Galvanizing generally refers to hot-dip
galvanizing which is a way of coating steel with a
layer of metallic zinc.
Problems arised due to cp:
Production of hydrogen ions
A side effect of improperly applied cathodic protection is the production
of hydrogen ions, leading to its absorption in the protected metal and
subsequent hydrogen embrittlementof welds and materials with high
hardness.
Cathodic Disbonding
This is a process of disbondment of protective coatings from the
protected structure (cathode) due to the formation of hydrogen ions
over the surface of the protected material (cathode)
o Cathodic Shielding
Effectiveness of cathodic protection systems on steel pipelines can be
impaired by the use of solid film backed dielectric coatings such as
polyethylene tapes, shrinkable pipeline sleeves, and factory applied
single or multiple solid film coatings.
Protective electric current from the cathodic protection system is
blocked or shielded from reaching the underlying metal by the highly
resistive film backing.
o Safety
Rectifier safety has recently become an industry
concern for cathodic protection technicians and
personnel who are responsible for rectifier
operation, maintenance and repair. While
rectifiers are manufactured according to national
electrical codes and standards and inspected by
authorities, the basic rectifier designs have not
changed significantly over the past 25 years in
regards to safety.