• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.68-72
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• 2015

The corrosion behavior of metals and alloys for the safety of offshore structures in seawater was investigated for the application of sacrificial anodes. The experiments were focused on the polarization behaviors and the surface morphology of each metal after experiments. Pure Zn, pure Al (Al1050), Al alloys (Al5052, Al6061), Mg alloys (AZ31, AZ91D) and steel (SCM440) were assessed in 3.5% sodium chloride solution by means of potentiodynamic polarization to verify the galvanic corrosion potential ($E_{couple}$). Potentiostat plots were plotted to compare the surface and corrosion current density ($i_{couple}$) of metals as sacrificial anodes in seawater to protect steel alloy as a cathode. Al alloys showed the best performance as a sacrificial anode, on the other hand, Mg alloys showed overprotection behavior. The surface morphologies of sacrificial anodes were observed by FESEM and compared.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.452-455
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• 1999

ORV which vaporizes LNG to NG is consisted of tube and header whose substrate is aluminum alloy. The corrosion of the tube is very severe because of sea water being used as the heating source. In this research to protect ORV substrate material, the corrosion behavior of aluminum alloys was investigated for the sacrificial role of Al-Zn alloy for ORV tubes. The electrochemical behavior of aluminum alloys in sea water was investigated. The corrosion behavior of thermally-sprayed and cladded samples were compared through salt spray tests. Al-Zn alloy can act as a sacrificial anode and cladded Al-Zn alloy has a better corrosion resistance than that of thermally sprayed one. The galvanic effect of Al-Zn to substrate material was conformed from scratched sample tests.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 1997년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.191-196
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• 1997

Steel is the most used as materials for construction and corrosion expansion of steel due to outdoor corrosive environmental factor bring serious problem on the durability of concrete structures time after time. It is the purpose of this study to see whether it is effective of not, when sacrificial anode method is adapted. Indoor accelerated corrosion testing was carried out to see its effective in a short term. From the mid result, potential of steel in concrete in case of adapting sacrifice anode method satisfacts protection standard value (less than-850mV vs CSE), therefore sacrificial anode method is considered as a proper protection steps against corrosion of steel.

• Journal of Advanced Research in Ocean Engineering
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.158-168
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• 2016

During the installation of crude oil or gas pipelines, which pass through onshore buried pipelines or onshore pipeline from subsea pipeline to onshore plant, countermeasures need to be implemented so as to ensure a sufficient design life by protecting the steel pipes against corrosion. This can be achieved through impressed current cathodic protection method for onshore pipelines and through galvanic sacrificial anode corrosion protection method for offshore pipelines. In particular, in the case of impressed current cathodic protection, isolation joint flanges should be used. However, this makes maintenance control difficult with its installation having a negative impact on price. Therefore, in this study, the most suitable methodology for onshore pipeline protection between galvanic sacrificial anode corrosion protection and impressed current cathodic protection method will be introduced. In oil and gas transportation facilities, the media can be carried to the end users via onshore buried and/or offshore pipeline. It is imperative for the field operators, pipeline engineers, and designers to be corrosion conscious as the pipelines would undergo material degradations due to corrosion. The mitigation can be achieved with the introduction of an impressed current cathodic protection method for onshore buried pipelines and a galvanic sacrificial anode corrosion protection method for offshore pipelines. In the case of impressed current cathodic protection, isolation joint flanges should be used to discontinuity. However, this makes maintenance control to be difficult when its installation has a negative impact on the price. In this study, the most suitable corrosion protection technique between galvanic sacrificial anode corrosion protection and impressed current cathodic protection is introduced for (economic life of) onshore buried pipeline.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.367-371
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 해양성 기후조건에 있는 철도 레일의 부식으로 인한 선로장애를 최소화하고 레일의 부식을 저감시키기 위한 방식대책으로써 희생양극법을 제시하고 방식효과를 실험적으로 입증하였다. 또한 제안된 희생양극을 현장에 시험부설하여 26개월 이상 장기 레일부식모니터링 및 현장적용성을 검토하고 레일부식의 효과를 입증하였다. 셀로판테이프법을 이용한 부식상태 모니터링 결과, 현장시험부설 후 약 26개월이 경과된 현 시점에서의 희생양극의 외관상태는 양호하며, 레일복부와 희생양극의 용접부 이상 및 기타 특이사항은 발견되지 않았으나, 희생양극을 설치하지 않은 개소에서는 녹의 진전이 빠르게 진행되었다. 또한 희생양극의 적정 설치간격은 1.0~1.5m까지가 상대적으로 가장 안정적인 부식피막을 형성하는 것으로 조사되었다. 약 26개월의 모니터링 결과, 희생양극의 설치는 설치간격이 다소 넓더라도 해양성 기후조건에 있는 철도 레일의 전반적인 부식발생 수준을 안정화하는 데에 도움을 줄 수 있어 부식에 취약한 환경에 부설된 철도 레일에 적용이 가능할 것으로 분석되었다.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제38권10호
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• pp.1206-1211
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• 2014

This study has been conducted to confirm the effect of sacrificial anode cathodic protection system for 90 days to protect corrosion on pier that is located in Korea. The cathodically protected structure was a slab and a pile cap. Before the construction of cathodic protection system, the macrography was carried out. As a result of the macrography, many corrosion traces were confirmed in this structure. The trace was mainly focused on joint and zones that concrete cover was eliminated. To apply the cathodic protection system, many onsite techniques have been adopted. In addition, to confirm the inner state of steel in concrete properly, a corrosion monitoring sensor (DMS-100, Conclinic Co. Ltd) has been applied. Test factors were corrosion & cathodic protection potential, 4 hour depolarization potential, resistivity and current density. After 90 days from the installation of cathodic protection system, it could confirm that proper corrosion protection effect was obtained by considering the result of tests.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.213-220
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• 1999

The purpose of this study is to apply cathodic protection to reinforced concrete structure and provide fundamental data to prevent the corrosion. The theory of cathodic protection of steel in concrete is to apply sufficient direct current so that corroding anodes on the steel are prevented from discharging ions. Two methods are used to supply the external current. In one, the protected metal is the cathode by connecting it to a more active metal. In the second, an external direct current power source supplies the current. The first is the sacrificial-anode system and the second the impressed-current system. The study results showed that the corrosion of the reinforcing steel in concrete could be enormously decreased by using protective current. The sacrificial anode and concrete nave to be adhered closely each in order to prevent the corrosion of reinforcing steel.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.349-360
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• 2023

This study investigated the tri-metallic galvanic coupling of different metals in the tubes, fillers, and fins of a heat exchanger. The goal was to prevent corrosion of the tubes using the fin as a sacrificial anode while ensuring that the filler metal has a more noble potential than the fin, to avoid detachment. The metals were arranged in descending order of corrosion potential, with the noblest potential assigned to the tube, followed by the filler metal and the fin. To address a reduction in protection current of the fin, the filler metal was modified by adding Zn to decrease its corrosion potential. However, increasing the Zn content of filler metal also increases its corrosion current. The study examined three different filler metals, considering their corrosion potential, and kinetics. The results suggest that a filler metal with 1.5 wt.% Zn addition is optimal for providing cathodic protection to the tube while reducing the reaction rate of the sacrificial anode.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.510-515
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• 2016

최근 우리나라의 남해고속도로 상에 있는 해상 교량의 교각에서 부식이 발생하였다. 이 해상 교량의 부식 손상부위를 보수하기 위하여 희생양극식 전기방식을 설치하였다. 본 연구에서 소개한 해상교량의 경우, 구조물의 상부에서는 부식이 발생되지 않았기 때문에 해수에 의한 조수간만의 영향을 받는 간만대와 비말대 부분에만 희생양극식 전기방식을 설치하였다. 해상교량에 희생양극식 전기방식을 설치한 후 약 8년이 경과된 시점에서 희생양극식 전기방식의 성능을 검증하기 위하여 방식전류, 방식전위 및 복극량을 측정하였다. 전체 60개의 교각에 설치된 희생양극식 음극방식의 성능에 관한 실험 결과는 방식 양호(13개 교각), 부분 방식(27개 교각), 일시적 오류(7개 교각), 피복 들뜸(13개 교각)과 같이 4부분으로 분류하였다. 방식성능이 불량한 교각에 대해서는 양극의 추가 설치 및 Jacket 시공 등과 같은 추가적인 조치가 필요하다고 판단된다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.269-274
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• 2007

The corrosion of steel in concrete is significant in marine environment. Salt damage is one of the most detrimental causes to concrete bridges and port structures. Especially, the splash and tidal zones around water line are comparatively important in terms of safety and life-time point of view. During the last several decades, cathodic protection (cp) has been commonly accepted as an effective technique for corrosion control in concrete structures. Zn-mesh sacrificial anode has been recently developed and started to apply to the bridge column cp in marine condition. The detailed parameters regarding Zn-mesh cp technique, however, have not well understood so far. This study is to investigate how much Zn-mesh cp influences along the concrete column at elevated temperature. About 100 cm column specimens with eight of 10 cm segment rebars have been used to measure the variation of cp potential with the distance from Zn-mesh anode at both $10^{\circ}C$ and $40^{\circ}C$ in natural seawater. The cp potential change and current diminishment along the column specimens have been discussed for the optimum design of cp by Zn-mesh sacrificial anode.