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CORROSION QUIZ
PAINTING AND COATINGS
PLEASE TICK THE RIGHT BOX (only one answer)

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The coating of buried pipes is necessary:

For decreasing the current demand on the cathodic protection system

For increasing the pipe potential

For decreasing the pipe potential

For preventing interference problems

The code Sa gives information about :

Roughness

Surface preparation

Surface cleanliness

Dust level

To obtain the best adhesion of the paint to the metal surface:

It is enough to brush the surface

It is enough to have a surface cleanliness of Sa 21/2

The surface cleanliness and surface roughness must both be as per specification

The adhesion of a paint depends only on the paint characteristics

For the painting of the stainless steels, the surface preparation can be
done using as abrasive:

Steel grit

Sand

A mix of steel and mineral grit

Mineral grit

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Before application of the paint, the relative humidity is 75 %:

The paint can be applied without any other control

It will be enough if the metal temperature is measured as well

Atmospheric temperature and metal temperature should be measured as well.

The relative humidity is too high for paint application

The primer used for the three layer polypropylene is:

Liquid Epoxy

Polyurethane

Fusion bonded epoxy

Polyethylene

With three layers polyethylene

There is no risk of coating disbondment

There is a risk of coating disbondment, with usually no corrosion under

disbondment

There is a risk of coating disbondment, with always a corrosion under disbondment

There is no shielding effect against CP current in case of coating disbondment

The primer usually used for painting in oil & gas is :

Liquid Epoxy

Iron oxyde

galvanizing

Zinc rich epoxy

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The riser coating is specific :

Only because of mechanical protection constraints

Only because of PFP requirements

Only because of corrosion protection requirements

For corrosion protection, PFP and mechanical protection requirements

Internal coating is required usually :

To avoid internal corrosion with aggressive effluent

To enhance gas flow and to reduce black powder

To limit the corrosion inhibitor injection

To limit the Corrosion Allowance

A pipeline external temperature is between 90 and 100 deg C. The most

suitable coating is

FBE

3LPEurethane

3LPP

Bitumen enamel