FOULING AND CORROSION HALTED

The Cathelco System for solving the dual problems of fouling and corrosion in ship sea water systems by means of one easily installed unit is described. The system was developed by Cathodic and Electrolytic Engineers Ltd., of Chesterfield, UK. It operates using copper and aluminum anodes in the sea chest or strainer of the vessel. These anodes are each fed a low impressed electrical current by a control panel to which they are connected. The power supply needed by the unit is only 0.5kW--a fraction of what is required for more traditional types of systems. The product description is preceded by a discussion of the mechanisms of fouling and corrosion in sea water systems and of the disadvantages of the types of countermeasures in current use.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Journal article
• Authors:
  • Salisbury, J
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Shipbuilding Technology International (UK)
  • ISSN: 0268-8662

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum; Anodes; Antifouling coatings; Chlorination; Copper; Corrosion protection
• Old TRIS Terms: Antifouling systems; Product descriptions; Sea water systems
• Subject Areas: Construction; Energy; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00657460
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM