Effect of turbulent flow on the anodic and cathodic kinetics of API X52 steel corrosion in H2S containing solutions. A rotating cylinder electrode study
- 6 July 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Materials and Corrosion
- Vol. 58 (7) , 514-521
Abstract
This work presents the electrochemical kinetics results measured during the corrosion of API X52 pipeline steel immersed in aqueous environments, containing dissolved hydrogen sulfide (H2S) under turbulent flow conditions. In order to control the turbulent flow conditions, a rotating cylinder electrode (RCE) was used. Five different rotation rates were studied: 0 (or static conditions), 1000, 3000, 5000 and 7000 rpm. It was found that the turbulent flow increases the corrosion rate and the corrosion mechanism for X52 steel exhibits a significant dependence on mass transfer on the cathodic kinetics.Keywords
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