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http://dx.doi.org/10.14346/JKOSOS.2017.32.6.54

A Study on Mitigation of Rail Corrosion using Sacrificial Anode Cathodic Protection Method  

Choi, Jung-Youl (Modern Tech, Co., Ltd.)
Kim, Jun-Hyung (Modern Tech, Co., Ltd.)
Lee, Kyu-Yong (Airport Railroad, Co., Ltd.)
Kim, Young-Ki (Airport Railroad, Co., Ltd.)
Park, Jong-Yoon (Airport Railroad, Co., Ltd.)
Song, Bong-Hwan (Airport Railroad, Co., Ltd.)
Seol, Jin-Woong (Modern Tech, Co., Ltd.)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Society of Safety / v.32, no.6, 2017 , pp. 54-60 More about this Journal
Abstract
A railway rail will be corroded by the repetitive sea wind and fog in the splash and tidal zone such as Youngjong grand bridge. And these rusts of rail could be increased by increasing service period, and it frequently occurred the safety accidents or disorders in electrical problem. In this study, the sacrificial anode cathodic protection method was proposed as a measures for reducing the corrosion of the railway rails in the oceanic climate conditions. As the results of immersion test using the salt water during four months, the sacrificial anode cathodic protection method using the aluminum anode(Al-anode) was evaluated that a distinct effect on corrosion reduction in the rails. Therefore the sacrificial anode cathodic protection method was experimentally proven that a disorders in aspects electric and signal of railway operation condition such as direct fixation track system in Youngjong grand bridge could be prevented by reducing rust falling from the rail. In addition, the installation conditions of the anodes directly affect the transmission range of corrosion potential, the sectional loss of anode, and the corrosion reduction effect. Therefore, to expect the corrosion reduction effect of rails under the oceanic climate conditions for railway track, it was important to adopted the appropriate spacing of anode installation by considering the actual field conditions.
Keywords
oceanic climate condition; sacrificial anode cathodic protection method; Al-anode; rust; rail; corrosion;
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