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Advantages of continuous impressed current anodes in high resistivity soil environments

Conference ·
OSTI ID:549923
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  1. Mears/CPG, Inc., Rosebush, MI (United States)

The effective distribution of cathodic protection current to bare or poorly coated cross country pipelines in high resistivity soils depends greatly on the type of impressed current groundbed installed. Continuous anode groundbeds provide better current distribution with lower groundbed resistances than traditional distributed anode groundbeds. Total installation and operating costs of continuous anode systems are less expensive than that of distributed systems over the life of the groundbed.

OSTI ID:
549923
Report Number(s):
CONF-970332--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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