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Failure
Stress Corrosion Assessment and Mitigation in Buried Pipelines
Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) is often the predominant failure in high–pressure gas transmission pipelines. Long-term operation of pipelines could lead to...
By: Dennis Jayasinghe | Principal/Chief Technical Officer, Corr-Met Inspection & Consulting Inc.
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Corrosion Prevention
Anodize This: The Brilliance of Anodizing
The anodizing process enables the formation of a brilliant, stable and durable oxide layer upon certain metals, which minimizes wear and corrosion damage to the...
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Corrosion Prevention
How to Improve Feedwater Quality to Prevent Boiler Corrosion
Boiler failure is a major concern for heating and power plants, and the corrosion associated with the boiler's water quality is known to be the main cause. The total...
By: Della Anggabrata
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Corrosion Failure
How to Prevent Filiform Corrosion Under Coatings
Filiform corrosion is a particular form of corrosion that occurs under thin coatings in randomly distributed threads like filaments. Filiform corrosion is also known as...
By: Dennis Jayasinghe | Principal/Chief Technical Officer, Corr-Met Inspection & Consulting Inc.
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Corrosion
Understanding the Causes and Cures for Corrosion Under Insulation
Corrosion costs the global economy around $2.2 trillion each year, according to the World Corrosion Organization. Of that, it is estimated that 40 to 60 percent of pipe...
By: Della Anggabrata
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Corrosion Prevention
5 Ways to Avoid Galvanic Corrosion
Galvanic corrosion (also called bimetallic corrosion or dissimilar metal corrosion) is a deteriorative electrochemical process that occurs when two dissimilar metals are...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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Prevention
Controlling Corrosion in Electronic Devices
The malfunctioning of controls and switching gear results in more than 50% of electrical system downtime, causing a huge loss to the U.S. economy and the economies of...
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Equipment
How to Extend the Service Life of Electric Submersible Pumps
Artificial lift is considered the backbone for maximizing the productivity from oil wells. There are several types of artificial lift pumps, including are sucker rod...
By: Della Anggabrata
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Corrosion
AC Induced Corrosion of Buried Pipelines
Pipelines are often located in common utility rights of way with the pipeline taking advantage of corridors reserved for high voltage AC (HVAC) overhead electrical...
By: Mohamed Adel Mohamadein | Head of the Corrosion, Arab Petroleum Pipelines
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Corrosion Prevention
How to Control Corrosion by Improving Design
The proper design to minimize corrosion is as important as the selection of materials. In many structures, a lack of design consideration the weakest link in corrosion...
By: Alan Kehr | Managing Consultant, Alan Kehr Anti-Corrosion, LLC
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Corrosion Prevention
Temporary Corrosion Protection During Storage, Transportation and Handling
Deterioration due to corrosion of materials, parts and components during transportation and temporary storage during interstage manufacturing is a persistent problem in...
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Corrosion Prevention
Top Corrosion Mitigation Technologies to Watch for in 2021
With corrosion management and corrosion-related incidents costing a massive US$2.5 trillion a year across the globe, it’s no wonder that advancements in corrosion...
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