Armor corrosion monitoring of a submarine AC cable
- Univ. Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Mexico). Dept. Ingenieria Metalurgica
- Univ. Autonoma de Campeche (Mexico). Programa Corrosion del Golfo de Mexico
- CFE-LAPEM, Irapuato (Mexico)
After the hurricane Gilberto flattened (devastated) Cancun in September 1988, the submarine cables which supplied electricity to Isla Mjueres Island remained very damaged, and it was decided to install the new ones. In 1989, four new submarine cables were installed from Punta Sam, Cancun to Isla Mujeres. Such cables, of nominal tension 34.5 KV, were manufactures with a galvanized steel armor coated with asphalt, and began operation during 1990. The object of this communication is to present the experimental procedure that gave place to the armor corrosion monitoring procedure carried out in this particular case and to compare the results with those obtained on the field. Results of the cathodic protection system applied are also presented.
- OSTI ID:
- 549897
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970332--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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