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Title: Demonstration and validation of corrosion-mitigation technologies for mechanical room utility piping and cooling-tower pumps : final report on Project F07-ARCTC01
Authors: Concurrent Technologies Corporation
DoD Corrosion Prevention and Control Program (U.S.)
United States. Army. Installation Management Command
Mason, Robert B.
Klug, Kevin L.
Lampo, R. (Richard)
Beitelman, Alfred D.
Drozdz, Susan A.
Hock, V. F.
Keywords: Corrosion prevention program (CPC)
Demonstration
Pump corrosion
Infrastructure
Military installations
Corrosion prevention technologies
Performance
Publisher: Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (U.S.)
Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)
Description: Technical Report
Abstract: Two critical infrastructure corrosion issues at Fort Bragg, NC, are the corrosion of steel utility piping union joints in mechanical rooms and the corrosion of steel pump housings in cooling tower systems. Reliable operation of these components is essential to the Fort Bragg mission. Pump corrosion can lead to system failure, causing disruptions in facility operation and incurring considerable expense for emergency repair labor and parts. This projected demonstrated reliable corrosion prevention technologies — including high-performance coatings, materials, insulation, water treatment, and dehumidification — as applied to mechanical room pipes and cooling tower housings. The performance of the technologies was monitored along with the overall corrosivity of the environment from January – December 2008. Then, in mid-2010, coating condition in both the mechanical rooms and on the cooling-tower pumps was inspected and reassessed. This report presents corrosion data spanning approximately 30 months of service and evaluates the performance of each technology in terms of cost effectiveness, system reliability, and safety. NOTE: This file is large. Allow your browser several minutes to download the file.
Rights: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11681/19980
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