Abstract
The state of art in alternating current (AC)-induced corrosion in pipelines is reviewed. Growing pipeline networks and their co-location with high-voltage (HV) transmission networks have brought into focus the issue of induced AC corrosion on the pipeline networks. Induced AC corrosion may quickly and severely affect the integrity of pipeline networks, especially considering that a number of such pipelines are transporting huge quantities of hazardous fluids. Any breach in pipeline integrity due to AC corrosion may result in disastrous consequences. In the last 30 years, it has been established that the induced AC corrosion can affect the buried pipeline integrity severely. During operations, the resistive as well as inductive coupling with transmission lines pose a significant risk of pipeline corrosion. The literature is reviewed to put together various issues and factors responsible for AC-induced corrosion in pipelines. The various publications on induced AC corrosion are reviewed to identify characteristics of AC-induced corrosion and major factors that determine the severity and impact of AC-induced corrosion. The areas have been identified wherein scope exists for additional studies on AC corrosion.
About the authors
Ajit Kumar Thakur has worked on numerous oil and gas pipeline projects and has presented papers on pipeline AC corrosion. Currently, he is working on prediction and mitigation of AC-induced pipeline corrosion under cathodic protection and operations of bulk crude oil and product handling pipeline facilities on the eastern coast of India. The author has more than 25 years of experience in pipeline projects, operations and integrity management.
Dr. Adarsh Kumar Arya has worked on numerous projects relevant to oil and gas pipeline industry and has published several papers on oil and gas pipeline optimization. Currently, he is working on a techno-economic feasibility study of city gas distribution for Dehradun City, parametric evaluation of gas hydrates in subsea pipelines, mitigating corrosion in pipeline systems and minimizing costs of pipeline networks. The author has more than two decades of experience in pipeline networking and optimization.
Dr. Pushpa Sharma is a distinguished professor working with UPES, Dehradun. She has published more than 50 research papers in national and international journals, and received the RAMACHAR award for the best paper from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Dr. Sharma has worked on various projects related to reservoir modeling and simulation, EOR/IOR, artificial intelligence, EOR in low salinity reservoirs, unconventional methods (shale gas/CBM), oil & gas field development, nanotechnology, reservoir characterization and petrophysics. She has 28 years industry experience as a reservoir engineer and 7 years as an academician.
Author contribution: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: None declared.
Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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