London Branch - Technical Talk

CANCELLED - due to the risk posed to our members and guests of the Coronavirus. Chairman’s Presentation Bee TechnicalA light hearted insight into the realm of keeping Honey Bees  

Technical Talk “Do you believe in RBI for CUI? Dr Clare Watt (KAEFER Isoliertechnik) gives an informal presentation of her technical Eurocorr 2019 paper, “Using industry data to compare performance of different risk-based methods for the management of corrosion under insulation” In conjunction to a Q&A session”

8th October 6pm -8.30pm Pablo Merino - Cathodic Protection Technical Authority @ CLH PS A New CP Approach on Non-Isolated and Aged Pipelines: A Case Study An aged pipeline with an oversaturated CP System NOT achieving full extend protection criteria, an in-line corrosion inspection showing several corrosion features and a deficient coating condition (in some locations almost […]

London Branch Online Event - Moisture Resistant Overcoats - advances in damage tolerance and barrier properties Please join us for this online presentation by Dr. Jeff Rogozinski of Sherwin-Williams who will discuss an advanced FBE (fusion bonded epoxy) technology called MRO (Moisture Resistant Overcoat.)  This exciting, new concept is quickly gaining traction with end users all […]

About the Talk This talk will present the basic function of solid-state DC decouplers used in conjunction with cathodic protection (CP) systems and their common pipeline applications, including AC Mitigation and isolation joint protection. In addition, this talk will review some of the challenges often encountered with obtaining accurate CP potentials on protected structures during […]

The President's Talk As President Bill will provide an update on the current state of the Institute, key activities and the benefits of membership. Dr. Bill Hedges Bill is an independent corrosion consultant and the President of the Institute of Corrosion (ICorr).  He has a B.Sc. in chemistry and a Ph.D. in electrochemistry (lithium batteries) […]

Optimizing impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) anode sled locations for offshore jacket structure retrofits. Presenter: Dr Matthew Taylor (Deepwater Corrosion Services, Inc.) Synopsis: Choosing anode sled locations is a critical step in the ICCP retrofit design process. Typically, a CP engineer locates sleds based on site plans, experience, intuition, and some simple equations evaluating “remoteness” criteria. […]

The November technical talk will be on “Lessons Learned from 40 years in Corrosion Protection”, by Alex Garner, Corrosion Services Ltd. This is planned to be held on the 11th at the Lancaster House Hotel, Bayswater, London, with the meeting starting at 18.00. The presentation will focus on the highs, with brief mentions of the […]

January 13, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm “Life extension of offshore platforms, through retrofit CP design assisted by modelling’’ - Talk by Dr Paolo Marcassoli, Cathodic Protection and Inspections Manager at Cescor, and Istvan Bartha, Independent Subsea Consultant. Thousands of permanent offshore structures for oil and gas production in the world, including steel […]