Offshore platform cathodic protection simulation experiment device and method

Abstract

The invention discloses an ocean platform cathode protection simulation experiment device and method. The ocean platform cathode protection simulation experiment device comprises a water circulation unit, a sensor unit and a data processing unit. The water circulation unit comprises a water reservoir, a circulating pump, a wave generator, an adjusting tank, a temperature controlling element and astirrer, wherein the circulating pump and the adjusting tank are connected between a water outlet and a water inlet of the water reservoir in series through a circulating pipeline, and the wave generator and the stirrer are disposed in the water reservoir. The sensor unit comprises an ocean platform scaling model, scaling anode body models and annular reference electrodes, wherein the ocean platform scaling model is disposed in the water reservoir, and the plurality of annular reference electrodes and scaling anode body models are fixed to the ocean platform scaling model in sequence from topto bottom and are connected with the data processing unit through conducting wires. The ocean platform cathode protection simulation experiment device and method have the advantages that by adopting the mode of simulated accelerated experiments of the experiment device, the ocean platform cathode protection simulation experiment device and method can be used for simulating the influence, on the platform cathode protection effect, of environmental factors such as ocean tidal range, ocean current, waves and ocean temperature, the result is close to the actual working conditions, and the purposeof evaluating the feasibility of a platform cathode protection scheme is achieved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a cathodic protection simulation experiment device and method for an ocean platform, which is mainly used for a platform cathodic protection effect evaluation experiment and belongs to the field of electrochemistry. Background technique [0002] The offshore platform is the main equipment for offshore oil and gas exploitation. It is mainly composed of steel structures and located in the vast ocean. The structure is complex, the construction is difficult, and the investment is huge. Compared with land-based oil extraction equipment, the environment it is in is very harsh. The platform is exposed to seawater erosion, wind and waves, currents, sea ice and a series of factors during operation, which is a great test for the main steel structure of the offshore platform. . Corrosion of the platform material is so severe that cathodic protection must be employed. However, due to the difficulty of underwater construction, cathodic pr...

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However, due to the difficulty of underwater construction, cathodic protection facilities are usually determined by software simulation to determine the protection scheme, and then directly installed in the platform construction process, which is quite different from the actual working conditions. Once there are problems such as insufficient protection potential and premature failure, Costly repairs required

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