Handbook of cathodic corrosion protection [[electronic resource] ] : theory and practice of electrochemical protection processes / / W. von Baeckmann, W. Schwenk, and W. Prinz, editors ; with contributions from: W. von Baeckmann ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455593703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Houston, Tex., : Gulf Pub. Co., c1997
• ISBN: 1-281-07775-5; 9786611077754; 0-08-050790-5; 0-585-47736-1
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (601 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BaeckmannW. von (Walter); BaeckmannW. von (Walter); PrinzW; SchwenkW (Wilhelm)
• Disciplina: 620.1/623
• Soggetti: Cathodic protection; Corrosion and anti-corrosives; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Rev. ed. of: Handbook of cathodic protection / [by] W. v. Baeckmann. 1975.; Translation of : Handbuch des kathodischen Korrosionsschutzes, 3rd ed. 1989.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Handbook of Cathodic Corrosion Protection: Theory and Practice of Electrochemical Protection Processes; Copyright Page; Untitled; Contents; Foreword to the Third Edition; Foreword to the First Edition; Preface; Acknowledgments; Index of Authors; Commonly Used Quantities, Constants, and Symbols; Frequently Used Indices; Chemical and Thermodynamic Quantities Y; Electrochemical Quantities Y; Electrical Quantities Y; General Symbols; American and European Electrical Cable Sizes; Chapter 1. The History of Corrosion Protection; 1.1 Corrosion Protection for Buried Pipelines; 1.2 Corrosion Protection by Painting1.3 History of Cathodic Protection; ; 1.4 Development of Stray Current Protection; 1.5 Corrosion Protection by Information; 1.6 References; Chapter 2. Fundamentals and Concepts of Corrosion and Electrochemical Corrosion Protection; 2.1 Corrosion Processes, Corrosion Damage, and Protective Countermeasures; 2.2 Electrochemical Corrosion; 2.3 Potential Dependence of Corrosion Extent; 2.4 Critical Protection Potentials and Ranges; 2.5 References; Chapter 3. Fundamentals and Practice of Electrical Measurements; 3.1 The Electrical Parameters: Current, Voltage, and Resistance3.2 Reference Electrodes; 3.3 Potential Measurement; 3.4 Current Measurement; 3.5 Resistivity Measurement; 3.6 Location of Faults; 3.7 Intensive Measurement Technique; 3.8 References; Chapter 4. Corrosion in Aqueous Solutions and Soil; 4.1 Action of Corrosion Products and Types of Corrosion; 4.2 Determining the Corrosion Likelihood of Uncoated Metals; 4.3 Enhancement of Anodic Corrosion by Cell Formation or Stray Currents from dc Installations; 4.4 Corrosion Due to ac Interference; 4.5 References; Chapter 5. Coatings for Corrosion Protection5.1 Objectives and Types of Corrosion Protection by Coatings; 5.2 Properties of Organic Coatings; 5.3 Properties of Cement Mortar and Concrete; 5.4 Properties of Enamel Coatings; 5.5 Properties of Metallic Coatings; 5.6 References; Chapter 6. Galvanic (Sacrificial) Anodes; 6.1 General Information; 6.2 Anode Materials; 6.3 Backfill Materials; 6.4 Supports; 6.5 Forms of Anodes; 6.6 Quality Control and Performance Testing; 6.7 Advantages and Disadvantages of Galvanic Anodes; 6.8 References; Chapter 7. Impressed Current Anodes; 7.1 General Comments; 7.2 Anode Materials7.3 Insulating Materials; 7.4 Cables; 7.5 Forms of Anode; 7.6 References; Chapter 8. Impressed Current Equipment and Transformer-Rectifiers; 8.1 Site and Electrical Protection Measures; 8.2 Design and Circuitry of Impressed Current; 8.3 Rectifier Circuit; 8.4 Adjustable Transformer-Rectifiers; 8.5 Rectifiers Resistant to High Voltage; 8.6 Control Rectifiers; 8.7 Transformer-Rectifiers without Mains Connections; 8.8 Equipment and Control of Transformer-Rectifiers; 8.9 References; Chapter 9. Impressed Current Ground Beds and Interference Problems; 9.1 Impressed Current Ground Beds
• Sommario/riassunto: This comprehensive handbook covers all aspects of cathodic protection in terms of both practice and theory.