Subsea & Underwater Cathodic Protection

Course Contents

1) Basic Electricity

Introduction

ELECTRICAL TERMS

Electrons

Voltage

Current

Resistance and Resistivity

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT

ELECTRICAL LAWS

Ohm’sLaw

Power

SIRIES circuit

Parallel Circuit

Kirchoff law

Series-Parallel Circuit

Direct Current(DC)

Alternating Current (AC)

2)Basic chemistry

Elements

Compounds(Molecules)

Acidity & Alkalinity (PH)

BASIC ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Oxidation & Reduction

ELECTROCHEMICAL CURCUIT

CORROSION CELL

ANODE REACTIONS

CATHODE REACTIONS

Use of Voltmeters

REFERENCE ELECTRODES (HALF CELL)

DRIVING FORCE FOR CORROSION

CORROSION RATE

Faraday’s Law Polarization

Anode/Cathode Ratio

Influence of the Environment

CAUSES OF CORROSION

Naturally Occurring Corrosion.

3)POLARISATION AND CORROSION RATE

POLARIZATION TYPES

CORROSION RATE AND CURRENT DENSITY

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING CORROSION RATES

Temperature
Water Flow Rate
The pH Value Of The Water

4)CORROSION PROTECTION

FUNDAMENTALS OF CATHODIC PROTECTION

Cathodic Protection: The Sacrificial Anode Method

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF SACRIFICIAL ANODE SYSTEMS

IMPRESSED CURRENT METHOD(ICCP)

Practical Considerations For Installing ICCP Systems

Reference or Control Electrodes

Contact method(stabbing)

Proximity method

USING COATINGS TO PROTECT THE STRUCTURE

INHIBITORS (CONTROLLING THE ELECTROLYTE)

Anodic Inhibitors

Cathodic Inhibitors

Adsorption Inhibitors

CORROSION PROTECTION BY DESIGN

ANODIC PROTECTION
5)MONITORING CORROSION PROTECTION

INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS

CATHODE POTENTIAL MEASUREMENT

High Purity Zinc Electrodes (ZRE)

CP Readings Utilising Silver/silver-chloride (Ag/AgCl) Electrodes

CURRENT DENSITY MEASUREMENTS

CALIBRATION PROCEDURES FOR HAND-HELD CP METERS

Necessary Equipment

Procedure

Proving The Calomel Cells

Calibration Of The Meter

Calibration Of A Bathycorrometer

OVERALL CALIBRATION OF ROV DEPLOYED CP METERS

Calibration Of An ROV Deployed Contact CP Meter

Calibration Of Ag/AgCl Proximity Probes

OPERATING PROCEDURES

NORMAL CATHODE POTENTIAL READINGS AGAINST AG/AGCL

6)CATHODIC PROTECTION DESIGN & ANODE LIFE CALCULATIONS

Design Objectives

Determining Current Requirements

Current Density

Current Requirement Estimating Methods

Literature Sources

Experience on Similar Structures in Similar Conditions

Determining Current Requirements on a Coated Structure by Estimating the Percentage Bare

Minimum Voltage Drop Method

Calculating System Capacity & Life

Calculation of System

Calculating Number of Anodes

Calculating System Driving Voltage

Galvanic (Sacrificial) System

Impressed Current System