Cathodic and Anodic Protection
- An introduction to cathodic and anodic protection (history & processes)
- Electrochemical principles of cathodic protection
- Structures with cathodic protection capabilities
- Cathodic protection criteria
- Cathodic protection through sacrificial anodes, anode types, alloying elements in anodes, determination of anode efficiency & capacity
- Soil and electrolyte types, soil and electrolyte specific resistance measurements
- Reference electrodes in cathodic protection and their placement
- Cathodic protection via impress current, anode types, total required current, lifetime of the cathodic protected structures
- Coating in cathodic protection, dis-bonding and coating failure, reduction of oxide films, protective layer formation
- Backfill and anodic beds
- Stray currents, detection and elimination, stray currents corrosion
- Cathodic protection to control the crevice corrosion, cavitation and SCC
- Anodic protection, principles and applications