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1 – 10 of over 2000Corrosion monitoring techniques fall broadly into two categories: those which provide simple numeric data for control purposes, and those which offer a spectrum of information for…
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Corrosion monitoring techniques fall broadly into two categories: those which provide simple numeric data for control purposes, and those which offer a spectrum of information for diagnostic purposes. Corrosion monitoring can be carried out directly at locations susceptible to corrosion, or indirectly under conditions simulating susceptible but inaccessible points. The interpretation of the data can reflect the purpose of monitoring at the particular location. A consistent form of presentation, and comparative tabulation including statistical analysis can greatly facilitate correlation and trend spotting. Broad spectrum techniques may give an early indication of new problems. An effective internal corrosion monitoring programme can make a major contribution towards the control of plant operating costs.
Mingming Xiao, Shilong Zhang, Yanbing Tang, Zhongmao Lin and Jiahong Chen
This study aims to explore the effect of corrosion monitoring technology for ensuring concrete structure safety.
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Purpose
This study aims to explore the effect of corrosion monitoring technology for ensuring concrete structure safety.
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A new monitoring system scheme with unattended operation to evaluate the durability of concrete structures is presented, which includes four components, namely, a multi-function embedded sensor, a microprocessor data collecting module, a system data analysis and storage module, and a remote server module.
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The system carries out monitoring of chloride ion concentration and pH in concrete, corrosion current density and of the self-corrosion potential of the reinforcing steel bar.
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This system provides real-time, online, lossless monitoring for concrete structures.
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Juliusz Orlikowski, Kazimierz Darowicki, Agata Jazdzewska and Magdalena Jarzynka
The purpose of this paper is to implement the corrosion protection method for steel pipes used in a municipal water-pipe network. Results of an inhibitor protection system…
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The purpose of this paper is to implement the corrosion protection method for steel pipes used in a municipal water-pipe network. Results of an inhibitor protection system installed on the system are presented. Inhibitor protection was required due to the high corrosivity of the water collected by a surface intake, which had resulted in a large number of failures and low water quality, due to the presence of corrosion products.
Design/methodology/approach
To assess the effectiveness of protection and to control the optimum dose of the inhibitor dispensed, an automatic system of corrosion monitoring was used, together with an assessment of water corrosiveness based on measurements of physical and chemical properties of water.
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Calcium polyphosphate, in the role of a non-toxic corrosion inhibitor, showed significant effectiveness as a anticorrosive and its results were fully noticeable after several years following the commencement of protection. Corrosion monitoring has shown that the effectiveness of inhibitor protection is highest in the summer season, when the water is characterised as being in its most corrosive form.
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A reduction in the corrosion rate improves the quality of water and its chemical parameters fall within the standard range for water intended for consumption. The corrosion inhibitor action accelerates the formation of a layer limiting the corrosion rate. In this case, stable corrosion rates may be obtained after only the first year. In terms of the designing systems for monitoring corrosion in water systems, this is very important information as reliable results can be obtained for a long period after the launch of the system.
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Corrosion is now becoming more widely recognised as a menace to industrial plant and plant components. Corrosion which occurs inside process plant may often be difficult to detect…
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Corrosion is now becoming more widely recognised as a menace to industrial plant and plant components. Corrosion which occurs inside process plant may often be difficult to detect until deterioration is well advanced. Such corrosion can destroy equipment, contaminate products and shut down production if it is not identified at an early stage and monitored. This fact was recognised by the Hoare Committee, reporting on Corrosion Protection, as long ago as 1972. The Hoare Committee concluded that the annual cost due to corrosion in the U.K. amounted to some 3% of the Gross National Product, but that savings of one‐third were possible by better or wider use of existing corrosion protection and monitoring techniques.
Zhichao Qiu, Chunming Xiong, Zhengrong Ye, Ran Yi and Na Zhang
The purpose of this paper is to solve the tubing corrosion problem of B Block on the Right Bank of Amu Darya river sour gas field.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to solve the tubing corrosion problem of B Block on the Right Bank of Amu Darya river sour gas field.
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By using four-point-bending method, the tubing’s ability to resist sulfide-stress cracking was tested. Simulating the wellbore corrosive environment, the corrosion inhibitor which was suitable for gas filed had been screened. According to the characteristic of Amu Darya river gas field, the corrosion monitor system had been designed.
Findings
From the feedback of wellbore corrosion monitor result, the corrosion rate was lower than 0.076 mm/a.
Originality/value
This anti-corrosion technique provides security for the development of gas field.
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Guofu Qiao, Huigang Xiao and Guodong Sun
The purpose of this paper is to present a novel five‐electrode electrochemical corrosion sensor. Health degradation by the corrosion of steel in civil engineering is a persistent…
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The purpose of this paper is to present a novel five‐electrode electrochemical corrosion sensor. Health degradation by the corrosion of steel in civil engineering is a persistent problem. Structural health monitoring (SHM) techniques, including embedded sensors, can greatly improve the quantification of the steel corrosion information, which can lead to promote assessments of structural safety and serviceability. To integrate the corrosion monitoring system in future, the corrosion sensor and the monitoring methods have been explored here in advance. Also, the corrosion monitoring system has been applied preliminarily in the investigation of reinforcing concrete (RC) beams.
Design/methodology/approach
First, a novel five‐electrode electrochemical corrosion sensor has been developed as the hardware to provide the platform for corrosion monitoring methods. Second, half‐cell potential of the RC beams has been measured before and after corrosion. Third, galvanostatic step method has been used to excite the steel‐concrete system, and the transient response of the system has been obtained and analyzed. Finally, wavelet transform algorithm has been established to analyze the electrochemical noise (EN) data of the steel bars in RC beams.
Findings
The results show that the corrosion sensor can be used effectively as the hardware to support the electrochemical measuring techniques. Much valuable information which is extracted by analyzing the potential response to the galvanostatic pulse excitation can be applied to determine the general corrosion state of the reinforcing steel. For pitting corrosion, the energy distribution plot of EN can be adopted as a benchmark method to identify the presence of the corrosion pit.
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The paper provides the key techniques for a SHM system to realize corrosion monitoring of large‐scale RC structures in the future.
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The increasing incidence of corrosion induced failures query the efficiency of corrosion prevention measures and/or their monitoring techniques. Of concern too, is the phenomenon…
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The increasing incidence of corrosion induced failures query the efficiency of corrosion prevention measures and/or their monitoring techniques. Of concern too, is the phenomenon of twelve o'clock corrosion and the subsequent rupture. This indicated that the inhibitor was not protecting the upper surface of the pipe wall which could be possibly averted by batching a slug of inhibitor solution ahead of a pig or between pigs on regular (e.g. monthly) basis.
Jiezhen Hu, Junhao Deng, Peichang Deng and Gui Wang
This paper aims to study the use of electrochemical noise (EN) technology in the corrosion continuous monitoring of stainless steel (SS) in an atmospheric environment.
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This paper aims to study the use of electrochemical noise (EN) technology in the corrosion continuous monitoring of stainless steel (SS) in an atmospheric environment.
Design/methodology/approach
An EN electrode was designed and fabricated to acquire the EN of 304 SS in the atmospheric environment. The statistical analysis and shot noise analysis were used to analyze the EN, and the surface morphology analysis of 304 SS was used to verify the EN analysis results.
Findings
The activation state, passive film formation and pitting corrosion of 304 SS can be clearly distinguished by the amplitude and frequency change of EN. The metastable pitting corrosion and steady-state pitting corrosion can be identified with the shot noise parameters q and fn. Under the existence of chloride ion, the stability of 304 SS passive film decreases and the steady-state corrosion pits of 304 SS are more likely to form with the reduction of thin electronic layer (TEL) pH. The critical TEL pH of 304 SS corrosion is a pH between 3 and 4.
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In an atmospheric environment, the EN technology was used in the corrosion continuous monitoring of SS.
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Roe D. Strømmen, Harald Horn, Gaute Moldestad, John Kristian Ramsvik and Kjell R. Wold
Corrosion monitoring and inspection is commonly done in industry, for a wide range of applications:
G. Subramanian, S. Palraj and T.M. Balasubramanian
The galvanic corrosion interactions of zinc and SS.304 have been studied in a tropical marine environment over a period of 427 days, under different area ratios. The galvanic…
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The galvanic corrosion interactions of zinc and SS.304 have been studied in a tropical marine environment over a period of 427 days, under different area ratios. The galvanic interaction of zinc and SS.304 are highlighted in terms of the corrosion rate of zinc or SS.304 resulting from galvanic coupling, and the susceptibility of zinc to pitting due to galvanic corrosion. The galvanic potential and galvanic current of the system are monitored. The corrosion products at the interface of the bimetallic contacts are analysed with XRD technique and the pitting/grooving on zinc resulting from galvanic corrosion is measured using a high resolution microscope. The weathering parameters and environmental pollutants are monitored to give an insight into the possible means of favouring the galvanic interactions. The results of the study are discussed in the light of the above factors towards predicting a mechanism for the galvanic interactions of zinc and SS.304.
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