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STORAGE TANKS CATHODIC PROTECTION

PREPERED AND PRESENTED BY M.Y.EL SHAZLY

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SACRIFICIAL ANODE SYSTEM

CURRENT

C A T H O D E

CURRENT

A N O D E

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IMPRESSED CURRENT SYSTEM

CURRENT

C A T H O D E

CURRENT

A N O D E

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INTERNAL & EXTERNAL PROTECTED AREA

INTERNAL PROTECTION INTERNAL PROTECTION

EXTERNAL PROTECTION EXTERNAL PROTECTION

INTERNAL PROTECTION

INTERNAL PROTECTION

PROTECTED AREA = AREA CONTACTING ELECTROLYTE (SOIL AND OR CONDUCTIVE LIQUID)

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IMPRESSED CURRENT SYSTEM

h1
Transformer rectifier automatic control DC output volt/current Set point Ref. protection level Anode

A 000 Reference electrode

Protected area
shell wetted area bottom area

= bottom area + shell wetted area

= II x tank diameter x height II x (tank diameter) 2 4

Protection current

= protected area x current intencity

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SACRIFICIAL ANODE SYSTEM

Welded anodes

h1
Anode

Suspended anodes
h
2

Protected area
shell wetted area bottom area

= bottom area + shell wetted area

= II x tank diameter x height II x (tank diameter) 2 4

Protection current

= protected area x current intencity

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STORAGE TANKS EXTERNAL CATHODIC PROTECTION

UNDER BASE ANODE INSTALLATION RODE ANODE TYPE
-950 mv -850 mv 50 cm

Rod anodes

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STORAGE TANKS EXTERNAL CATHODIC PROTECTION

UNDER BASE ANODE TYPE INSTALLATION

-900 mv -850 mv

50 cm

RIBBON ANODE

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DISTREBUTED ANODE INESTALLATION
-850 mv -850 mv

5 -10 m

Rod anode vertical or horizontal

5
Min. potential point

-1

RIM POTENTIAL = 1100 TO 1200

BS STANDERED OR

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ADD 1mv per one foot of tank diameter to the min. protection level (-850 mv)

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DEEP WELL GROUND BED INESTALLATION

Tank-1

Tank-2

Tank-3

Tank-4

Deep well ground bed

Tank Farm
Tank 1 Tank 2 Tank 3 Tank 4

Deep well GB

Tank 5

Tank 6

Tank 7

Tank 7

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REMOTE GROUND BED INESTALLATION
-2500 mv -850 mv -450 mv

Remote GB

TANK FARM Tank 1 Tank 2 Tank 3

Tank 4

Tank 5

Tank 6

Tank 7

Tank 8

Tank 9

REMOTE GB

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CURRENT REQUIREMENT
1 - SURFACE AREA TO BE PROTECTED
EXTERNAL = BOTTOM AREA (BARE)

INTERNAL = BASE AREA + WETTED SHELL AREA (BARE)

IF COATED A COATING DEFFECT PERCENTAGE MUST BE APPLAYED

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2 CURRENT INTENSITY
INTERNAL: FRESH WATER = 20 ma/m2 SALT WATER = 100 ma/m2 EXTERNAL: DEPEND ON SOIL RESISTIVITY RANGES FROM 5 TO 0.5 ma/m2
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3 CURRENT CALCULATION =
SURFACE AREA TO BE PROTECTED X CURRENT INTENCITY 1- COATING DEFFECT PERCENTAGE TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSEDIRATION 2- IF THE TANK IS USED TO STORE WATER, THIS MEENS THAT SHELL WETTED AREA WILL CHANGE WITH HIGHT, HEIGHER CURRENT VALUE MUST BE TAKEN IN SIZING

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ELECTRICAL EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT

CURRENT = VOLTAGE DIVIDED BY RESISTANCE OHMS LOW EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT RESISTANCE = R1+R2+R3+R4 WHERE: R1 = NEGATIVE CABLE RESISTANCE ohm R2 = TANK STEEL RESISTANCE ohm R3 = GROUND BED RESISTANCE ohm R4 = POSITIVE CABLE RESISTANCE ohm

R2

R1

CURRENT V OUTPUT

CURRENT = PROTECTION CURRENT DEMAND in ampere VOLTAGE = DRIVING POTENTIAL in volt

R3

R4

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SAMPLES OF TANK CORROSION CELLS

WELD CORROSION BATCH CORROSION + OLD METAL NEW METAL OLD METAL

+ -

RING BEAM CORROSION

ANNUAL PLAT WELD CORROSION

Tank bottom

CORROSION AREA

Concrete ring beam

CP current

Bottom pla

tes
5 deg.

DEBARY CORROSION PRODUCTS