The Real Electrochemical Boundary Conditions Based on the Polarization Process

To solve the problem of the boundary condition of the electrochemical field for a cathodic protection system of a steel offshore platform jacket, a new concept for the real electrochemical boundary condition was first proposed. The new idea considers that different points on the steel surface have d...

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Main Authors: Zaifeng Wang, Jie Zhang, Haishan Liu, Baorong Hou
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description To solve the problem of the boundary condition of the electrochemical field for a cathodic protection system of a steel offshore platform jacket, a new concept for the real electrochemical boundary condition was first proposed. The new idea considers that different points on the steel surface have different surface states and different polarization processes. The new method involved using sixteen sets of measurement equipment and a small test jacket to obtain different polarization processes at different points. A new test device was designed to obtain the relationship curves of potential/current density at different points. The polarization processes at different points were obtained. We first found that all polarization processes had four stages: rapid polarization, data jumping, polarization with middle speed, and slow polarization. At the end of the measurement, the current density interval exhibited a convergence phenomenon. The fitting curve based on the endpoint of the fourth stage of each relationship curve was regarded as the real boundary condition. The boundary condition was verified by the small test jacket and the real jacket. The comparison between the calculation and the measurement proved that the boundary condition was correct. The real boundary condition based on the new method reflected the real state and polarization process of the jacket and provided the correct incoming data for electrochemical field.
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spelling doaj-art-660246042e29416da52e36697c70d90f2025-08-20T03:27:19ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122025-05-01136102410.3390/jmse13061024The Real Electrochemical Boundary Conditions Based on the Polarization ProcessZaifeng Wang0Jie Zhang1Haishan Liu2Baorong Hou3China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Beijing 100027, ChinaInstitute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, ChinaChina National Offshore Oil Corporation, Beijing 100027, ChinaInstitute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, ChinaTo solve the problem of the boundary condition of the electrochemical field for a cathodic protection system of a steel offshore platform jacket, a new concept for the real electrochemical boundary condition was first proposed. The new idea considers that different points on the steel surface have different surface states and different polarization processes. The new method involved using sixteen sets of measurement equipment and a small test jacket to obtain different polarization processes at different points. A new test device was designed to obtain the relationship curves of potential/current density at different points. The polarization processes at different points were obtained. We first found that all polarization processes had four stages: rapid polarization, data jumping, polarization with middle speed, and slow polarization. At the end of the measurement, the current density interval exhibited a convergence phenomenon. The fitting curve based on the endpoint of the fourth stage of each relationship curve was regarded as the real boundary condition. The boundary condition was verified by the small test jacket and the real jacket. The comparison between the calculation and the measurement proved that the boundary condition was correct. The real boundary condition based on the new method reflected the real state and polarization process of the jacket and provided the correct incoming data for electrochemical field.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/6/1024boundary conditionpolarization processsteel offshore platform jacketcathodic protectionsacrificial anodesdistribution of potential
spellingShingle Zaifeng Wang
Jie Zhang
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The Real Electrochemical Boundary Conditions Based on the Polarization Process
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
boundary condition
polarization process
steel offshore platform jacket
cathodic protection
sacrificial anodes
distribution of potential
title The Real Electrochemical Boundary Conditions Based on the Polarization Process
title_full The Real Electrochemical Boundary Conditions Based on the Polarization Process
title_fullStr The Real Electrochemical Boundary Conditions Based on the Polarization Process
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title_short The Real Electrochemical Boundary Conditions Based on the Polarization Process
title_sort real electrochemical boundary conditions based on the polarization process
topic boundary condition
polarization process
steel offshore platform jacket
cathodic protection
sacrificial anodes
distribution of potential
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/6/1024
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