The performance of several coating systems were tested for immersion exposure in potable water storage tank service. Tests were performed for a period of several months in-situ by application of coating systems test patches to a tank interior and was examined periodically during normal service operation. Concurrent with test patches, prepared test panels were placed in the immersion and vapor zones of the tank. Also, test panels were subjected to immersion and condensing humidity in a laboratory environment. All systems were applied in accordance with the respective manufacturers recommendations. Two levels of abrasive blast surface preparation were employed, SSPC-SP10 and SSPC-SP6. Coal slag and sodium bicarbonate were used as blast media. Additionally, some panels and selected tank areas were intentionally subjected to surface contamination in the form of soluble salts to assess the relative tolerance of the selected systems to such steel substrate contamination.

Subject
Coating application, Materials, Contamination, Salts, Abrasives, Bicarbonates, Solvents, Surface preparation, Immersion, Potable water, Epoxies, Blistering, Chlorides
Keywords:
tests, case histories, coatings, immersion service, potable water, blisters, salt contamination
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1995
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