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Electrochemically monitoring localized corrosion patterns and CP effectiveness under disbonded coatings
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posted on 2015-01-01, 00:00 authored by Bob Varela, Maria ForsythMaria Forsyth, Mike Yongjun TanMike Yongjun TanThis paper presents new experimental evidences on the capability of a novel electrochemical corrosion monitoring sensor, which was recently conceived, for measuring localized corrosion under disbonded pipeline coatings. The sensor's design includes an artificial crevice for simulating the conditions developed under disbonded coatings and an electrode array for measuring current density distribution over its surface. The sensor capabilities were further evaluated by studying the dependency of corrosion patterns and current density distribution on the Cathodic Protection (CP) potential applied upon immersion in an aqueous environment. At the less negative CP potential, a good correlation was found between the inhomogeneous corrosion distribution under the disbonded coating as measured by the sensor and actual metal loss and corrosion attack observed on its surface at the end of the test. At more negative CP potentials no corrosion was detected or observed on the sensor's surface. In addition, characteristic changes in the cathodic current distribution at different CP potentials illustrated the possibility of employing the sensor to obtain valuable feedback on the performance of a given CP setup, without requiring its interruption or compensation of IR-drops. Furthermore, the sensor's capability to detect some of the effects of overprotection were shown at the most negative CP potential applied.
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NACE Corrosion Conference and Expo (2015 : Dallas, Tex.)Volume
2015-JanuaryPagination
1 - 10Publisher
NACE InternationalLocation
Dallas, Tex.Place of publication
Houston, Tex.Start date
2015-03-15End date
2015-03-19ISSN
0361-4409ISBN-13
9781510801882Language
engPublication classification
E Conference publication; E1 Full written paper - refereedCopyright notice
2015, NACE InternationalTitle of proceedings
NACE 2015: Proceedings of the International Corrosion Conference and Expo SeriesUsage metrics
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