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CATHODIC PROTECTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrometallurgy
- Deterioration of Metals
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cathodic protection
1, record 1, English, cathodic%20protection
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A technique employed to minimize the rate of electrochemical corrosion of large structures, such as floating vessels or oil drilling and production platforms, storage tanks, and pipelines. 2, record 1, English, - cathodic%20protection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cathodic protection involves the use of a galvanic or impressed direct electric current to render the pipeline cathodic, thus causing it to be a negative element in the circuit. 3, record 1, English, - cathodic%20protection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are two methods of applying cathodic protection, active and passive. In either case the structure is regarded as the cathode in an electrolytic cell, the anode being an attached metal bar, bracelet or plate, and the electrolyte the separating medium. 2, record 1, English, - cathodic%20protection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cathodic protection: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - cathodic%20protection
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électrométallurgie
- Altération des métaux
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- protection cathodique
1, record 1, French, protection%20cathodique
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système électrique permettant d'éviter la corrosion des surfaces métalliques en contact avec l'eau. 2, record 1, French, - protection%20cathodique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les plates-formes fixes de forage qui supportent les puits d'exploitation des gisements offshore sont toujours soumises à un système de protection cathodique, comme l'ensemble des ouvrages métalliques à la mer. Les puits sont en contact électrique avec la masse de la plate-forme, ce qui conduit à ce qu'ils soient eux aussi soumis à la protection cathodique. 3, record 1, French, - protection%20cathodique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
protection cathodique : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 1, French, - protection%20cathodique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Electrometalurgia
- Deterioro de los metales
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- protección catódica
1, record 1, Spanish, protecci%C3%B3n%20cat%C3%B3dica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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