A boundary element mathematical model was used to assess the influence of cathodic protection (CP) design parameters on performance of a parallel-ribbon sacrificial anode CP system for coated pipelines. The model accounted for current and potential distributions associated with discrete holidays on coated pipelines that expose bare steel to the environment. Case studies, based on the CP system used to provide protection to the Trans-Alaska pipeline, were selected to show conditions under which a given CP system will and will not protect a pipe. In the cases studied, Mg ribbons provided adequate protection in 50 kΩ-cm soil, but almost no additional protection was achieved by retrofitting Mg anodes to a CP system using Zn ribbons if the Zn ribbons remained connected to the pipe. The model also was used to show the lack of sensitivity of aboveground on-potential surveys to localized corrosion on the buried pipe.
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June 01 1997
Mathematical Models for Cathodic Protection of an Underground Pipeline with Coating Holidays: Part 2 — Case Studies of Parallel Anode Cathodic Protection Systems Available to Purchase
J.M. Esteban;
J.M. Esteban
*Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611.
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K.J. Kennelley;
K.J. Kennelley
**ARCO Exploration and Production Technology, 2300 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX, 75075-8499.
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R.M. Degerstedt
R.M. Degerstedt
***Alyeska Pipeline, 1835 S. Bragaw St., Anchorage, AK, 99512.
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Online ISSN: 1938-159X
Print ISSN: 0010-9312
NACE International
1997
CORROSION (1997) 53 (6): 427–436.
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M.E. Orazem, J.M. Esteban, K.J. Kennelley, R.M. Degerstedt; Mathematical Models for Cathodic Protection of an Underground Pipeline with Coating Holidays: Part 2 — Case Studies of Parallel Anode Cathodic Protection Systems. CORROSION 1 June 1997; 53 (6): 427–436. https://doi.org/10.5006/1.3280485
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