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Title: The sacrificial cathodic protection of UNS C71500 heat exchanger tubes in Arabian Gulf sea water

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OSTI ID:549884
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  1. Kuwait Inst. for Scientific Research, Safat (Kuwait). Materials Application Dept.

A laboratory investigation using a specially designed circulating test rig was carried out to study the effectiveness of achieving complete cathodic protection of UNS C71500 heat exchanger tubes in seawater applications. Results indicated that the galvanic current distribution covered the entire 6m length of the tube. The presence of sulfide ions as pollutants in seawater shifted the galvanic potentials of the tubes to more active potentials and prevented the formation of protective films that normally form.

OSTI ID:
549884
Report Number(s):
CONF-970332-; TRN: IM9752%%107
Resource Relation:
Conference: Corrosion 97. 52. annual corrosion conference of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers: economics and performance - bridging the gap and NACExpo, New Orleans, LA (United States), 9-14 Mar 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Corrosion/97 conference papers; PB: [4584] p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English