cathodic protection
noun
: the prevention of electrolytic corrosion of a usually metallic structure (such as a pipeline) by causing it to act as the cathode rather than as the anode of an electrochemical cell
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With one site near Streetman and the other near Corsicana, the cathodic protection wells target the Wildcat field down to a depth of 390 feet.
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Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2019
Electrochemical protection: An electrochemical method, called cathodic protection, is being installed to protect underground piping from corrosion and allow for enhanced monitoring of the pipeline system.
—For Lg&e and Ku, The Courier-Journal, 23 Jan. 2018
Also, TransCanada plans to use a measure called cathodic protection, in which impressed electrical current flows through the surface of the pipeline.
—Bobby Magill, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2013
Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2019
Electrochemical protection: An electrochemical method, called cathodic protection, is being installed to protect underground piping from corrosion and allow for enhanced monitoring of the pipeline system.
—For Lg&e and Ku, The Courier-Journal, 23 Jan. 2018
Also, TransCanada plans to use a measure called cathodic protection, in which impressed electrical current flows through the surface of the pipeline.
—Bobby Magill, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2013
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