In October 1999 the client company started an ambitious project for corrosion control of underground structures and pipelines in its storage and pumping stations by cathodic protection. The program began at Puerto Salgar station with lectures held in the administration building auditorium. These types of projects are part of a technology transfer program under the responsibility of the integrity department of Vicepresidencia de Transportes.

This paper presents a brief outline of the information presented at the Technology Transfer Seminar, the gathered field data, the design process, grounding grid complications and additional recommendations.

Subject
Electric current, Steel structures, Cathodic protection, Corrosion cells, Pipelines, Soil resistivity, Grounding, Rectifiers, Copper, Tank bottoms, Soil, Concentration cells, Anodes
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