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CP - Technical Seminar For Cathodic Protection To GOGC Design

This document summarizes a technical seminar on cathodic protection for gas pipelines. It discusses: 1) Statistics on gas pipeline accidents from reports by EGIG and the US DOT to emphasize the importance of corrosion protection. 2) Methods of cathodic protection for pipelines including impressed current cathodic protection, coating, AC mitigation, and surge/lightning protection systems. 3) The objectives of cathodic protection inspections which are to protect pipelines from corrosion, act as a diagnostic tool, and ensure proper operation of earthing and insulating equipment.

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CP - Technical Seminar For Cathodic Protection To GOGC Design

This document summarizes a technical seminar on cathodic protection for gas pipelines. It discusses: 1) Statistics on gas pipeline accidents from reports by EGIG and the US DOT to emphasize the importance of corrosion protection. 2) Methods of cathodic protection for pipelines including impressed current cathodic protection, coating, AC mitigation, and surge/lightning protection systems. 3) The objectives of cathodic protection inspections which are to protect pipelines from corrosion, act as a diagnostic tool, and ensure proper operation of earthing and insulating equipment.

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Technical Seminar for Cathodic Protection

to GOGC Design Unit Specialists


Dr. Nick Kioupis, Cathodic & Lightning Protection
Section Head, DESFA
Cathodic Protection

Statistics on gas Pipeline accidents

• EGIG. 8th Report of the European Gas Pipeline Incident Data Group.
2011

• U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety


Administration (PHMSA)
http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/reports/safety/SigPSIDet_1993_2012_US.html?nocache=4940
#_ngtrans.
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Protection System against Corrosion

• Impressed Current Cathodic protection


• Coating

• AC mitigation
• Surge/Lightning Protection System
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Cathodic Protection Inspection Objectives

– Protecting pipelines and piping accessories against corrosion


– Acting as a diagnostic tool for infrastructure integrity
– Operation and testing of the earthing equipment that mitigates
the electric interference detriments
– Operation and testing of isolating piping accessories (e.g.
insulating flanges/joints, casing spacers etc.)
Cathodic Protection

Cathodic Protection (CP) is the main method of protecting


buried low alloy carbon steel pipelines against corrosion
Principle:
Supply of dc cathodic current to the under protection
structure
Application methods:
Galvanic (Sacrificial) Anodes
Impressed Current (ICCP)
Cathodic Protection
Cathodic Protection

Direct connection with galvanic anode

αγωγός ζύνδεζης
connecting lead

μεηαλλική γαλβανική
pipeline anode
καηαζκευή ανοδος
Cathodic Protection

Impressed Current Cathodic Protection System

Μεηαζτ.Ανορθωηής (T/R)
περίβλημα

καλώδιο ανόδων
ηλ/κή παροτή
ζύνδεζμοι καλωδίων
ζηο βοληόμεηρο
ζύνδεζη ζηο
T/R
επίτωζη κωκ
ηλ/διο αναθοράς
άνοδοι αγωγός
επιβαλλόμενοσ
ρεύμαηος
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Transformer/Rectifier
(specifically designed for pipelines with highly isolating coatings)

 Galvanostatic (constant current


output) or Potentiostatic operating
mode
 Low pass AC filter
 Lightning Protection
 mains(230Vac)
 Against overvoltages coming
from circuit of
 Anodes
 Reference Electrode
 Remote monitoring (telmeasurement
& control of on/off switch relay)
 on/off switching relay
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• Modern equipment for CP maintenace and monitoring.


– Remote monitoring at Rectifiers
– Modern CP data management system
Basic CP
Installation
(fig. courtesy of
Peabody’s book)
Cathodic protection of a coated pipeline
(fig. Courtesy of
Peabody’s book)
Range of current required for protection of 10 miles of
36-in diameter pipeline (courtesy of Peabodys book)
Simplified equivalent circuit of a pipeline with a remote
groundbed (fig. courtesy of Peabody’s book)
Close groundbed case
Electrical Shielding and Cathodic Protection
Electrical Shielding and Cathodic Protection
Electrical Shielding and Cathodic Protection
Electrical Shielding and Cathodic Protection

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