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This spreadsheet determines the anode requirements for the main line.
The output represents the anode requirements to satisfy the mean and final current demand of the pipelines.
Mthodology is in accordance with DNV-RP-B401 (2010).
1.0 INPUT DATA
Definition of Units for MATHCAD :
CK
years 8760 hr
A amp
Lp := 16000 m
Outside Diameter
D := 273.1mm
Joint Length
Lj := 12.2m
t c := 3.5 mm
Design Life
t f := 15 years
Operating Temperature
Top := 55 C
i cm := 0.06 A m
oC)
(3LPE coating)
-2
i cf := 0.08 A m
oC)
-2
-1
Tc := 0.001 A m
a := 0.02
b := 0.008
fcm := a + b
fcf := a + b
tf
2 years
tf
years
Ec := -0.80 volt
fcm = 0.08
fcf = 0.14
(Section 5.4.1 DNV-RP-B401, 2010)
(Figure 10-1 DNV-RP-B401 2010,
The salinity is assumed 35ppt as
average value)
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t g := 0mm
ID a := D + 2 t c + 2 t g
Anode Thickness
t a := 40mm
Anode Length
La := 450mm
ga := 100mm
a := 2700 kg m
u := 0.8
Ea := -1.05 volt
a := 2000 A hr kg
ID a = 280.1 mm
-3
-1
2.0 CALCULATIONS
2.1 Net Mass per Anode
2
SAa := ( ID a + 2 t a) - 2 ga La
SAa = 0.419 m
XAa := (ID a + t a) - 2 ga t a
XAa = 0.032 m
Volume of Anode
V a := XAa La
V a = 0.015 m
mac := V a a
mac = 39.153 kg
ma := 38kg
ma = 38 kg
Acm := D Lp
Acm = 1.373 10 m
-2
i cmt = 0.09 A m
Mean Coating Breakdown Factor
tf
- 30
years
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Icm = 98.838 A
Electrochemical Efficiency
:= a
= 2 10 A hr kg
M :=
ca := ma u
nm :=
-1
Icm tf
u
M = 8117.07 kg
4
ca = 6.08 10 A hr
M
nm = 213.607
ma
Lspm :=
Lp
Lspm = 74.904 m
nm
Lspm
Jointsm :=
Lj
Jointsm = 6.14
mf := ma ( 1 - u)
V f :=
XAf :=
mf
mf = 7.6 kg
-3 3
V f = 2.815 10
Vf
La
-3 2
XAf = 6.255 10
ODf := IDa
XAf = ( ODf - 2 ga) ( ODf - ID a)
ODf := Find( ODf )
ODf = 0.289 m
SAaf = 0.318 m
Raf :=
Iaf :=
0.315
SAaf
Ec - Ea
Raf
Iaf = 1.991 A
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i cft = 0.11 A m
4 2
Acf := D Lp
Acf = 1.373 10 m
tf
- 20
years
fcft = 0.14
End of Life Current Demand for Surface Area
to be Protected
nf :=
Icf
nf = 106.2
Iaf
Lspf :=
Lp
Lspf = 150.659 m
nf
Jointsf :=
Icf = 211.404 A
Lspf
Jointsf = 12.349
Lj
Jointsrequired = 6.14
Jointsrounded = 6
N required :=
Lp
Jointsrounded Lj
N required = 218.579
N rounded = 219
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Acmc := D (Jointsrounded Lj )
Acmc = 62.803 m
Icmc = 0.452 A
mused :=
mfinal := ma - mused
Vol final :=
t af :=
Icmc t f
mused = 29.708 kg
mfinal
mfinal = 8.292 kg
-3 3
Volfinal
t af = 9.643 mm
SAaf
(ODf - D - 2 tc)
t af_req :=
t af_req = 4.419 mm
Check_taf = "OK"
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Anode ID
(mm)
(NB pipe)
D double, SSingle band
Anode
OD
(mm)
O/all
Length
(mm)
Anode
Weight
(Nett kg/
Gross kg)
AFA B 200
(4) 118 D
198
416
20/25
AFA B 126
(6) 170 S
250
235
12.6/16
AFA B 186
(6) 170 S
250
368
18.6/16
AFA B 235
(8) 225 D
315
410
23.5 / 28.4
AFA B 333
(8) 223.5
303.5
475
33.3/37.7
(10) 280 S
360
325
28 /35
(10) 280 D
360
450
38/35
(12) 328 S
408
290
29.2 / 34
(12) 328 S
408
425
42 / 46
AFA B1200
(16) 410 D
492
800
120/ 135
AFA B350
(16) 435 D
515
280
35/47.5
AFA B610
(20) 512 D
592
450
61/85
AFA B520
(20) 520 D
610
315
55/69
AFA B550
(20) 550 D
640
300
55 / 70
AFA B570
(22) 570 D
660
295
55/71
(10) 286
Rubber lined,
40mm to363 D
Hinged
453
680
75/90
AFA B 280
AFA B 380
AFA B 292
AFA B 400
AFA B790
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