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Cathodic Protection Design for Pipelines

This document provides calculations for designing an impressed current cathodic protection system for a 50 km long pipeline. It calculates the required current output, number of anodes, and dimensions for a vertical ground bed based on parameters like pipeline length and diameter, coating effectiveness, current density, anode properties, and safety factors. The design calls for 10 anodes in a vertical ground bed 45 meters in total length to provide the necessary 14.956 amps of current to protect the pipeline.

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Cathodic Protection Design for Pipelines

This document provides calculations for designing an impressed current cathodic protection system for a 50 km long pipeline. It calculates the required current output, number of anodes, and dimensions for a vertical ground bed based on parameters like pipeline length and diameter, coating effectiveness, current density, anode properties, and safety factors. The design calls for 10 anodes in a vertical ground bed 45 meters in total length to provide the necessary 14.956 amps of current to protect the pipeline.

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  • Pipeline Cathodic Protection Design
  • Vertical Ground Bed Design

Impressed Current Cathodic Protection Design for Pipelines

Cathodic Protection Design of Pipelines


Impressed Current CP Design Calculation
DATA DESCRIPTION:
INPUT VALUES: CALCULATION OUTPUT:
<-> Pipeline Information:
Total Pipeline Length, L (Km) L ≔ 50 km L = ⎛⎝1.969 ⋅ 10 6 ⎞⎠ in
Pipeline Diameter, D (mm) D ≔ 42 in
Pipe Thickness, t (mm) t ≔ 13 mm
Coating Effectiveness, (%) Ci ≔ 95% D ⋅ L ⋅ π = ⎛⎝2.597 ⋅ 10 8 ⎞⎠ in 2
Surface Area of the Pipeline, A (m^2) D ⋅ L ⋅ π = ⎛⎝1.676 ⋅ 10 5 ⎞⎠ m 2
Ab ≔ D ⋅ L ⋅ π ⋅ ((1 - Ci))
Ac ≔ D ⋅ L ⋅ π ⋅ Ci Ab = ⎛⎝8.379 ⋅ 10 3 ⎞⎠ m 2
Ac = ⎛⎝1.592 ⋅ 10 5 ⎞⎠ m 2
<-> Current Density:
mA
Current Density, i mA/m^2 ic ≔ 0.01 ――
Current Demand, I (Amp) m2

mA
ib ≔ 1.0 ―― Ic ≔ ic ⋅ Ac = 1.592 A
m2 Ib ≔ ib ⋅ Ab = 8.379 A
I ≔ Ic + Ib = 9.971 A
<-> CP Station Design Current Density:
Safety factor, S.F S.F ≔ 1.5
Design Life, T (yr) T ≔ 30 yr
Design CP Current, Id (A) Id ≔ S.F ⋅ I = 14.956 A
Protection Length by a CP Station, Lp (km) Lp ≔ 30 km Lp
Icp ≔ Id ⋅ ―= 8.974 A
L
<-> Anode Properties:
A
Anode Current Density, ia (A/m^2) Apm ≔ ――
Anode Consumption Rate, Cr (kg/[Link]) m2
kg
Anode Utilization Factor, U kgpAyr ≔ ――
A ⋅ yr
⎡ ia ⎤
⎢ ⎥
C ≔ Anode Type: High Silicon Iron
⎢ r⎥
⎣U⎦

Anode Length, la (m) la ≔ 1 m


Anode Diameter, da (in) da ≔ 4 in
Anode Weight, wa (kg) wa ≔ 22 kg
Anode Surface Area, a (m2) as ≔ π ⋅ da ⋅ la = 0.319 m 2

<-> Anode Requirements: Icp


Anodes Quantity Required, Ni (by current) Ni ≔ ――= 8.032
Anodes Quantity Required, Nw (by weight) as ⋅ ia
Cr
Nw ≔ Icp ⋅ T ⋅ ――= 9.413
U ⋅ wa
Anodes Quantity Provided, N (assume) N ≔ 10

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Impressed Current Cathodic Protection Design for Pipelines

Impressed Current CP Design Calculation

DATA DESCRIPTION: INPUT VALUES: CALCULATION OUTPUT:

<-> Vertical Ground Bed (GB) Design:


Anode to Anode Spacing, Sa (m) Sa_a ≔ 5 ft
Anode Clearence at Bottom of Active GB, (m) Sacb ≔ 5 ft
Anode Clearence at Top of Active GB, (m) Sact ≔ 5 ft
Minimum Vertical GB Active Length, Lmin (m)

Lmin ≔ Sacb + ((N - 1)) ⋅ Sa_a + N ⋅ la + Sact = 26.764 m


Vertical GB Active Length Provided, Lgb (m)
[Link] ≔ 30 m
Vertical GB Inactive Length, Lac (m) [Link] ≔ 15 m

Vertical GB Total Length, Lgb (m) LGB ≔ [Link] + [Link] = 45 m

<-> Vertical Ground Bed (GB) Resistance:

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