IMPRESSED CURRENT CATHODIC PROTECTION FOR LARGE OFFSHORE PLATFORMS

It is concluded that impressed current cathodic protection systems are far more economical than sacrificial systems, and that past failures of impressed current systems have been largely due to mechanical failures or obsolete design concepts. Some typical case histories from offshore structures in Gulf of Mexico are presented.

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• Corporate Authors:

  National Association of Corrosion Engineers

  P.O. Box 1499
  Houston, TX  United States  77001
• Authors:
  • Gleason, J D
• Publication Date: 1978

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Materials Performance (MP)
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: National Association of Corrosion Engineers
  • ISSN: 0094-1492
  • Serial URL: http://www.nace.org/Publications/Materials-Performance/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anodes; Cathodic protection; Corrosion protection; Direct current; Offshore platforms; Sacrificial anodes
• Old TRIS Terms: Impressed current anodes
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00179536
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ship Research Institute of Norway
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 1978 12:00AM