Boundary element simulation of DC stray currents in oil industry due to cathodic protection interference

European Transactions on Electrical Power

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 486-499

  Metwally, I A ^a   Al Mandhari, H M ^a   Nadir, Z ^a   Gastli, A ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Cathodic protection; Interference; Pipelines; Stray current corrosion

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CATHODIC PROTECTION; OIL WELL CASINGS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PIPELINES; SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS;

CATHODIC PROTECTION INTERFERENCE; ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP (ESP) SYSTEMS; SOIL CONDUCTIVITY; STRAY CURRENT CORROSION;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION;

EID: 34948909785     PISSN: 1430144X     EISSN: 15463109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etep.140     Document Type: Article

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