Localized corrosion of mooring chain steel in seawater

Corrosion of mooring chains is regarded as one of main threats to the offshore mooring systems. Localized corrosion is even more dangerous than uniform corrosion because it may not show significant mass loss but it can cause stress concentration and initiate cracks under force, leading to accelerated degradation of mooring chains. Localized...

My Intrapreneurial Canvas (MIC): Jouw ideeën verder brengen op het werk

Een belangrijke kans voor het aanjagen van innovatie en binden van personeel ligt in het stimuleren van bottom-up ondernemend gedrag van werknemers binnen gevestigde organisaties, oftewel het stimuleren van intrapreneurship. Wanneer organisaties optimaal gebruik maken van de creatieve kennis, motivatie en het ondernemend vermogen van al hun...

Corrosion behaviour of mooring chain steel in seawater

Failures of mooring lines on floating production, storage and offloading systems (FPSOs) raise concern to the offshore industry. Localized corrosion of mooring chain is regarded as one of main failure mechanisms. The project of Localized Mooring Chain Corrosion (LMCC) is aiming at studying the mechanism of local corrosion on mooring chain steel...

Ship ballast tanks a review from microbial corrosion and electrochemical point of view

Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) is the term used for the phenomenon in which corrosion is initiated and/or accelerated by the activities of microorganisms. MIC is a very serious problem for the ship industry as it reduces structural lifetime in combination with safety risks for crewmembers or inspection personal and increases...

Study of MIC impact in a full-scale ship ballast tank

Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of steel is a serious problem in the marine environment and many industries, such as the shipping industry. While electrochemical measurements such as impedance have been used in corrosion monitoring for several years, the true capabilities of the technique and the optimal methodology for extracting...

Experimental investigation into the effects of ICCP and scale formation on MIC on HSLA steel

EIS study of MIC in three different zones derived from ship ballast tank model system

Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) is a well known phenomenon in aquatic environments [1]. The presence of a biofilm on metal surface often establishes new electrochemical reaction pathways, or promotes reactions which are not normally favored in the absence of microorganisms, resulting in increased corrosion rates and on the...

Processing, application and characterization of (Ultra)fine and nanometric materials in energetic compositions

The energetic materials research at TNO Defence, Security and Safety, The Netherlands is focusing at the development and characterization of explosives (insensitive munitions), gun/rocket propellants and pyrotechnic compositions and their ingredients. The application of reactive, (ultra)fine and nanometric materials in these compositions has...