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Corrosion and Electrical Control Systems Development Co.
The need for corrosion protection
In today's world, pipelines are used to transport hydrocarbons and organic matter to production facilities, storage tanks and refined product distribution. The steel pipeline is widely used because it is the most effective and safest means of transporting hydrocarbons and other derivatives.
However, one of the challenges facing the oil and gas industry is "corrosion" in process facilities. In a study conducted by US scientists, they found that the cost of corrosion of oil and gas pipelines alone in the United States alone added about $ 7 billion. Adverse effects of pipeline corrosion include the high cost of maintaining cathodic protection systems, shutdown of plants, environmental pollution, production damages, damages and damages caused by hydrocarbon leaks to nature such as fires.
Metals Corrosion:
There are three conditions to understand the concept of corrosion:
- Two different metals
- Electrolyte (water with any soluble salt or soil)
- The metallic related path between the two different sexes
The two different metals may be completely different from alloys such as steel and aluminum, but the probability of differences between microscopic or microscopic constituents is greater on the surface of a single piece of steel.