Introduction:

Successful organizations cannot tolerate major corrosion failures, especially those involving personal injury, fatalities, unscheduled shutdowns and environmental contamination. Typically, once a system, a plant or any piece of equipment is put into service, maintenance is required to keep it operating safely and efficiently. This is particularly true for aging systems and structures, many of which may operate well beyond the original design life. This course is an intensive examination of corrosion processes, corrosion monitoring, corrosion control and corrosion prevention techniques, with particular emphasis on extending the life of critical infrastructure.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Evaluate the durability requirements of the NZ building code
• Develop a good working knowledge of corrosion control methods including protective coatings and cathodic protection
• Understand the cost burden of corrosion in all industries
• Identify the relationship between inspection, monitoring and maintenance
• Understand the importance of adopting an inspection strategy
• Understand the durability requirements of the NZ building code
• Compare the advantages and disadvantages of available corrosion monitoring techniques
• Find out how to identify alternatives in structural design to minimize corrosion damage
• Examine material selection as a method of corrosion control
• Have a good working knowledge of protective coatings for corrosion control
• Be able to monitor the effectiveness of the corrosion control process
• Understand the principles of cathodic protection

Who Should Attend?

Corrosion Control Engineers & Personnel, Process Engineers, Metallurgists, Inspection Personnel, Mechanical Engineers, Material Selection Personnel, Plant Contractors, Operations Engineers, Team Leaders & Supervisors, Maintenance Engineers, Maintenance Supervisors,  Senior Plant Supervisors, Mechanical Engineers, Corrosion Control & Monitoring Systems Personnel, Equipment Engineers, Maintenance Engineers and Planners, Team Leaders, Managers & Coordinators, Construction Coordinators, Technologists,  Safety Officers, Maintenance Team Leaders & Engineers, Design Engineers, Service Company Representatives, Oil and Gas Production Facilities Personnel, Chemists, Chemical Engineers, Inspectors and Inspection Engineers & Supervisors, Technicians and Supervisors, Environmental Specialists, New Petroleum Engineers, Asset Management Personnel, Construction Engineers, Refinery Chemists, Chemical Engineers,  Personnel who are / will be responsible for detecting, inspecting, monitoring, controlling corrosion in oil and gas piping, pipelines used in production operations and Personnel responsible for metallurgy, corrosion or the prevention of failures in plant and equipment

Course Outline:

Corrosion Introduction, Identification and Methods of Control

• What is corrosion?
• What is the cost of corrosion to industry?
• How does corrosion take place?
• What drives the corrosion process?
• What are the distinct types of corrosion?
• What are the normal methods used to control corrosion?

Overview of Corrosion Technology

• Corrosion type identification
• How corrosion affects the durability of materials
• Material selection
• Design - good practices - galvanic series and its role
• Life extension of aging plant, equipment and infrastructure

Design Guidelines for Corrosion Prevention

• General classification of engineering materials
• Corrosion resistant alloys
• General classification of environments
• Matching a material with an environment - good choices and bad choices

Examining Various Types of Protective Coatings Overview

• Metallic coatings, galvanizing and metal spray
• Coating types and tape wrappings
• Cementicious coatings

Mitigation of Internal Corrosion

• Corrosion rates, corrosion measurement and life prediction
• The effects on corrosion of chemical treatments, inhibitors and biocides
• Corrosion inhibitors - types and applications

Mitigation of External Corrosion

• Construction requirements - material durability
• Coating applications
• Cathodic protection - when is it required?

Corrosion Testing and Monitoring

• Conventional methods - condition assessment and non-destructive testing
• Weight loss coupon method (practical exercise)
• Electrical resistance method
• Electrochemical method
• When, why, and how to monitor for corrosion damage

Identifying the Make-Up and Function of Protective Coatings

• The practicalities and limitations of various coating types
• Where they work and where they do not work
• Field testing of protective coatings
• Test equipment including paint film thickness and paint film integrity

Cathodic Protection (CP)

• Theory and application of cathodic protection and how it inter-reacts with protective coatings
• Stray current corrosion
• Monitoring CP
• Evaluation of CP performance

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