Sacrificial Anode Cathodic Polarization of Steel in Seawater: Part 1 - A Novel Experimental and Analysis Methodology

Corrosion (Houston)

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 419-427

  Wang, W ^b   Hartt, W H ^b   Chen, S ^a  

^a Florida Atlantic Univ   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Calcareous deposits; Cathodic polarization; Cathodic protection; Marine environments; Offshore structures; Sacrificial anode; Seawater; Structural steel

Indexed keywords

ANODIC POLARIZATION; CATHODIC PROTECTION; CHEMICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; CORROSION PREVENTION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GEOMETRY; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; RESISTORS; SEAWATER CORROSION;

ANODE CORROSION POTENTIAL; CALCAREOUS DEPOSITS; CATHODIC POLARIZATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENTS; SACRIFICIAL ANODE; STRUCTURAL STEEL; TOTAL CIRCUIT RESISTANCE;

STEEL;

EID: 0001252799     PISSN: 00109312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5006/1.3292129     Document Type: Article

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