Pitting in the water/hydrocarbon boundary region of pipelines - Effect of corrosion inhibitors

The boundary conditions leading to pitting in pipelines in the water/hydrocarbon (HC) interface region of the bottom-of-The-line (BOL) liquid were studied using electrochemical noise (ECN) with specially developed evaluation software. It was proved that intermittent surface wetting with HC and brine...

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Main Authors: Schmitt, G., Karbasi, G., Nešic, S., Hausler, R., Kinsella, Brian, Brown, B.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55191
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author Schmitt, G.
Karbasi, G.
Nešic, S.
Hausler, R.
Kinsella, Brian
Brown, B.
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Nešic, S.
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Kinsella, Brian
Brown, B.
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description The boundary conditions leading to pitting in pipelines in the water/hydrocarbon (HC) interface region of the bottom-of-The-line (BOL) liquid were studied using electrochemical noise (ECN) with specially developed evaluation software. It was proved that intermittent surface wetting with HC and brine can increase the likelihood of pitting in the HC/brine boundary region of the pipeline steel. The frequency of the phase boundary movement affects the pitting intensity. Corrosive effects were strongly dependent on the presence of inhibitors, its concentration and phase behaviour influenced by isopropanol. Increasing the inhibitor concentration mitigates pit formation in all surface regions. ECN measurements in combination with the in-house developed evaluation software proved to be a sensitive tool to quantify parameter effects in short exposure times. © 2013 by NACE International.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-551912017-08-24T02:17:25Z Pitting in the water/hydrocarbon boundary region of pipelines - Effect of corrosion inhibitors Schmitt, G. Karbasi, G. Nešic, S. Hausler, R. Kinsella, Brian Brown, B. The boundary conditions leading to pitting in pipelines in the water/hydrocarbon (HC) interface region of the bottom-of-The-line (BOL) liquid were studied using electrochemical noise (ECN) with specially developed evaluation software. It was proved that intermittent surface wetting with HC and brine can increase the likelihood of pitting in the HC/brine boundary region of the pipeline steel. The frequency of the phase boundary movement affects the pitting intensity. Corrosive effects were strongly dependent on the presence of inhibitors, its concentration and phase behaviour influenced by isopropanol. Increasing the inhibitor concentration mitigates pit formation in all surface regions. ECN measurements in combination with the in-house developed evaluation software proved to be a sensitive tool to quantify parameter effects in short exposure times. © 2013 by NACE International. 2013 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55191 restricted
spellingShingle Schmitt, G.
Karbasi, G.
Nešic, S.
Hausler, R.
Kinsella, Brian
Brown, B.
Pitting in the water/hydrocarbon boundary region of pipelines - Effect of corrosion inhibitors
title Pitting in the water/hydrocarbon boundary region of pipelines - Effect of corrosion inhibitors
title_full Pitting in the water/hydrocarbon boundary region of pipelines - Effect of corrosion inhibitors
title_fullStr Pitting in the water/hydrocarbon boundary region of pipelines - Effect of corrosion inhibitors
title_full_unstemmed Pitting in the water/hydrocarbon boundary region of pipelines - Effect of corrosion inhibitors
title_short Pitting in the water/hydrocarbon boundary region of pipelines - Effect of corrosion inhibitors
title_sort pitting in the water/hydrocarbon boundary region of pipelines - effect of corrosion inhibitors
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55191