GEM 418E CORROSION AND FOULING IN MARINE ENVIRONMENT

 

SYLLABUS

 

INTRODUCTION

  • Definition

  • Economic Significance

  • Corrosion Around Us

  • Material Selection

CORROSION MECHANISM

  • Chemistry

  • Corrosion as a Chemical Reaction

  • Corrosion Products

  • Elecrochemistry of Corrosion

  • Polarization

  • Importance of Oxygen

  • Concentration Cells

  • Galvanic Action and Galvanic Series

  • Passivity

  • Calculation of Corrosion Rate

  • Types of Corrosion

CORROSION PREVENTION

  • Protection Methods

  • Protective Coatings

  • Surface preparation

  • Types of Coatings

FOULING

  • Control

  • Marine Fouling

  • Conditions for Fouling Growth

  • Barnacles

  • Corrosion from Fouling

  • Control of Fouling

  • Antifouling Coatings

SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS IN SHIPS

 

 

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