Cathodic Protection Design

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Input Data
Pipe Outside Dimater

Do 36

Corrosion Coating Thickness

tcor 0.025

Pipe Joint Length

Lj 40

Pipeline Total Length

Ltot 34121

Design Life of Pipeline

tf 25

Pipe Embedded Ratio

Rembed 0.33

Anode Thickness

tan 2.402

Anode Straight Length

Lan_str 15.354

Anoded Tapered Length

Lan_tpr 0.00

Constant "a" Factor for Pipeline [Ref.1, Table A-1]

apl 0.01

Constant "b" Factor for Pipeline [Ref.1, Table A-1]

bpl 0.0003

Constant "a" Factor for FJC [Ref.1, Table A-2]

afjc 0.3

Constant "b" Factor for FJC [Ref.1, Table A-2]

bfjc 0.03

Mean Current Density [Ref.1, Table 5-1]

icm 0.06

Anode Electro Chemcial Capacity - Seawater [Ref.2, Table 5]

sea 1280

Anode Electro Capacity - Saline Mud [Ref.2, Table 5]

mud 550

Anode Material Weight Density

an 165

Driving Potential

Edriving 0.25

Anode Resistivity -Seawater

Rsea 0.656

Anode Resistivity -Saline Mud

Rmud 3.281

Utilization Factor

UF 0.8

Ref.1 "DNV-RP-F103 Cathodic Protection of Submarine Pipelines by Glavanic Anodes", 2010, Det Norske Veritas
Ref.2 "ISO -15589-2 Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural Gas Industries - Cathodic Protection of Pipeline
Transportation Systems" Part 2: Offshore Pipelines

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Output Data
Mean Coating Breakdown [Ref.1, Sec 5.2.6]

tf
tf
fcm apl + 0.5 bpl + 0.033 afjc + 0.5 bfjc

Final Coating Breakdown [Ref.1, Sec 5.3.2]

tf
tf
fcf apl + bpl + 0.033 afjc + bfjc

Weight Required per Mile

tf Do fcm icm
Wreq
UF Rembed mud + 1 Rembed sea

fcm = 0.036

fcf = 0.052

Wreq = 2634.36

Current Required per Mile

Ireq

Do fcf icm

Ireq = 14.47

Anode Inside Diameter

Dia Do + 2 tcor

Dia = 36.05

Anode Outside Diameter

Doa Do + 2 tcor + 2 tan

Doa = 40.85

Anode Section Area

Aan Doa 2 Dia 2
4

Aan = 290.16

Anode Surface Area per Anode

Aaf

Doa Dia

+
Lan_str 0.9
2
2

Aaf = 1669.29

Anode Resistance
0.315 Rembed Rmud + 1 Rembed Rsea
Raf

Aaf

Raf = 0.14

Final Anode Current Output per Anode

Edriving
Iaf
Raf

Iaf = 1.78

Weight per Anode

Wan Aan an UF Lan_str + Lan_tpr

Wan = 340.32

Anode Required per Mile (Based on Weight)

Wreq
Nan_1
Wan

1
Nan_1 = 7.74

Anode Required per Mile (Based on Current)

Ireq
Nan_2
Iaf

1
Nan_2 = 8.15

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Anode Spacing along the Pipeline
1
Nan
max Nan_1 , Nan_2

Nan = 647.92

Anode Spacing (Joing)

Nan
Spacing floor

Lj

Spacing = 16

Required Number of Anodes

Ltot

Lj
Ntot
Spacing

Ntot = 53.31

Total Weight of Anodes

Wtot Wan Ntot

Wtot = 18144.1