Marine Corrosion and Cathodic
Protection, Ist Edition
By Dr Chris Coogan
Cathodic protection (CP) mitigates the high cost of steel and other alloys corroding in seawater and seabed sediments. Marine Corrosion and Cathodic Protection is a comprehensive guide to corrosion issues and presents methodologies to tackle common offshore code-based CP designs. Advanced theory is developed for non-routine CP applications, with and without subsea coating systems.
The interactions between CP and the fatigue and hydrogen embrittlement characteristics of alloys are explained. Sacrificial (or galvanic) anodes and impressed current systems are examined, followed by descriptions of successful and unsuccessful applications on petroleum installations, harbours, jetties, pipelines, windfarm foundations, ships, and floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) structures. Retrofit CP systems for the life extension of assets, together with methods for applying CP internally in both static and flowing systems are evaluated. A critical review of the role of physical and computational modelling in CP design and evaluation addresses the more geometrically complex applications. Techniques for, and limitation of, CP surveying, inspection and monitoring, are explained in the context of system management.
This book is ideal for engineers, designers, manufacturers, equipment suppliers and operators of offshore CP systems.
The author, Dr Chris Googan, is an AMPP International Accredited Corrosion Specialist. After graduating in chemistry, and spending several years in the steel and
copper industries, and in the protective coatings industry, he became a freelance corrosion engineering consultant. His experience of corrosion, materials, coatings and cathodic protection has been gained in over 40 countries.
Published by CRC Press, ISBN 9781032105819. Price £13
