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AC CORROSION ISSUES
PREDICTION & MITIGATION
By
Allen Carlile
www.arkengineering.com
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Introduction
Although not all aspects of the AC Corrosion mechanism have been fully clarified, experience has reached a level from which general guidelines have been developed.
AC Corrosion Risk Assessment, AC corrosion mitigation , and AC corrosion monitoring.
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Overview
NACE - Task Group 430 – Issued a document titled: “Alternating Current Corrosion on Cathodically Protected Pipelines: Risk Assessment, Mitigation, and Monitoring” in May 2018.
NACE SP21424-2018
This standard practice presents guidelines and procedures for use during risk assessment, mitigation, and monitoring.
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NACE Standard SP21424-2018
AC Corrosion on a cathodically protected underground pipeline is commonly the result of a combined action of the AC voltage, the CP conditions, a coating defect, and the chemical and physical conditions of the soil.
If the AC component is removed or limited, the corrosion will be mitigated.
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NACE Standard SP21424-2018
AC Corrosion is also influenced by DC current. It can also be reduced by adjusting the DC component through the CP system.
An AC Corrosion evaluation process includes an analysis to develop the following strategies:
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Evaluation Process
Analysis – Risk Assessment
Mitigation Strategy
Monitoring Strategy
On-going monitoring to determine safe or unsafe conditions
Used for new pipelines, new interference source, or existing pipelines
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AC Interference vs. AC
Corrosion Inductive and conductive effects as a result
of AC current flowing in electric circuits.
AC voltage and currents are induced upon the pipeline.
Where these AC currents leave the pipeline through coating defects, they can cause AC corrosion effects.
The intensity is measured in A/m2
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Overview
Induced AC voltage may be a cause of corrosion at coating defects where AC current escapes the pipe.
Small rather than large coating defects are susceptible to AC corrosion since the spread resistance (in Ω-m2) associated with the defects increases with increasing area
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Spread Resistance
The spread resistance RS is controlled by factors relating to the resistance of the soil, porosity, and geometric factors in the interface between the soil and the coating defect.
Spread resistance is approximately the proportionality factor between AC voltage and AC density.
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Spread Resistance
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Spread Resistance
A non-coated surface results in only a soil resistance value.
A coated surface with a defect results in both soil resistance and spreading resistance values. A large IR drop develops near the vicinity of the pipe to soil interface where the coating defect is present.
A geometrical spread effect is produced as a result of concentrated current flux lines.
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Effect of Surface Area
The surface area of the pipe at a coating holiday is important since the corrosion rate increases with increasing current density.
Large holidays would have a lower current density than small holidays if both were exposed to the same soil conditions.
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AC Corrosion Risks
The following factors increase AC corrosion risks:
A low level of cathodic protection (low DC current density) with a high level of AC current density
Small size coating defects
Low soil resistivity
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Signs of Coating Failure and AC Corrosion –
Polyethylene Coating
Pushed up coating due to corrosion
by product
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Nodule Out Side of
Polyethylene Coating
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Risk Assessment
AC Corrosion Evaluation – If an AC Corrosion risk is present, then AC interference calculations (analysis), AC survey, evaluation of historic CP data and abnormalities, DC interference, ILI results, other relevant data should be reviewed.
New AC circuits or DC interference sources may cause additional risk
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AC Corrosion By Products
Coating Break Down
Magnetite
Pushed Up
Coating
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Elevated pH
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Circular Morphology, Magnetite
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Elevated pH
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Coating Distortion
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Risk Assessment
New pipelines with interfering AC systems
Pipeline Corrosion History Records may require re-evaluation in view of AC corrosion characteristics.
AC Voltage measurements
DC CP Potentials – Inadequate or Excessive
Soil Resistivity Measurements
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Risk Assessment
Soil resistivity surveys – the spread resistance is influenced by the soil resistivity.
The following soil resistivity parameters can be applied as a risk guideline:
Below 25 Ω-m: very high risk
Between 25 Ω-m and 100 Ω-m: high risk
Between 100 Ω-m and 300 Ω-m: Medium
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Circular Morphology
Active AC
Corrosion
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Risk Assessment
DC Interference Effects
Coupon or Corrosion Rate Probe Data –AC & CP Densities or Significant Corrosion Rates
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AC Corrosion - pH is Always 13-14
pH 13-14
Previous coating repair
areas jeeped in inspection
at 12:00
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Criteria
AC Voltage – mitigated to a level where the current densities are met.
AC Density – recommended not to exceed:
30 A/m2 – if DC Density exceeds 1 A/m2
100 A/m2 – if DC Density less than 1 A/m2
Less than 0.025 mm/y corrosion rate using weight loss coupons or probes
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Criteria
Consecutive use of inspection tools may be used to quantify corrosion attacks
AC and DC current densities are measured at coupons installed along the pipeline
The above criteria should be documented for a representative period of time accounting for variations in the influencing parameters.
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Research Studies
AC Voltage required to produce a current density of 100A/m2 in 1000 ohm-cm soil at a 1 cm2 holiday:
iac = 8 Vac / p π d
Where:
iac = ac current density (A/m2)
Vac = pipe ac voltage to remote earth (V)
p = soil resistivity (ohm-m)
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Research Studies
d = diameter of a circular holiday having a 1 cm2 surface area = 0.0113 m
Then: for iac = 100A/m2 and p = 10 ohm-m
Vac = 100A/m2 • 10 ohm-m • 3.14 • 0.0113m
8
Vac = 4.4 V
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Results
The calculation indicates that CP protected pipelines subjected to AC voltages that are below the NACE recommended maximum safe level of 15 volts (NACE SP0177) can suffer from AC corrosion at holiday sites having a surface area of approximately 1 cm2 in a soil resistivity of 3000 ohm-cm or less.
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Mitigation
AC Voltage Mitigation – Reference NACE Standard SP0177-2104
CP System Condition – Create uniform polarized potentials along the pipeline and minimize voltage drops. Minimize the risk of inadequate CP and excessive CP.
DC Interference effects – Reference NACE Standard SP0169
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Proving Effectiveness
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Other Factors
Mitigation wire provides a benefit in the mitigation of AC corrosion. For a coating holiday located in the vicinity of the mitigation wire, the effective resistance of the holiday is increased due to the mutual resistance between the holiday and the mitigation wire, thereby reducing the AC current density at the holiday.
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Monitoring Strategies
Test Stations and Monitoring Locations –Selected where the risk analysis indicates a risk of AC corrosion:
High AC voltages
Low Soil Resistivity
Excessive CP conditions or DC intf.
Previous ILI or excavation locations
Coupon or Probe locations of high values
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Coupon Test Station
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Monitoring Strategies
Coupon Test Stations
Corrosion Rate Measurements
Data Loggers
Remote Monitoring Units
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Coupon T/S - DCD – Remote Monitor
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Coupons or Probe Installation
Coupon test stations or ER Probes are installed on the pipeline, at specific intervals to measure the DC potentials, AC potentials, and current densities.
This test equipment provides the necessary data to assess the likelihood that AC interference is contributing to the observed corrosion.
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Long Term Monitoring
Monitoring AC corrosion is a dynamic process, to provide AC corrosion criteria information.
This monitoring will determine safe or unsafe locations. Unsafe locations are areas where the parameters have been exceeded and require a renewed risk assessment analysis or a renewed mitigation strategy, in an iterative process.
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Thank You! Any Questions
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