Abstract
AbstractCathodic protection is an electrochemical technique used to control the corrosion of metals. It does this by sending a proper amount of current equal to the current required by the cathodic processes at the protection potential. One of the chemical effects of cathodic protection is a local pH increase at the surface, which is an important factor in the reduction of corrosion rate, as carbon steel may work in a passive condition. In the present study, a tertiary current distribution finite element method model is introduced. A dynamic boundary condition is considered, by defining a Fe anodic Tafel slope as a pH function, and oxygen reduction reaction limiting current density as a function of available oxygen at the cathode surface. The model has been validated by direct pH measurement during a short‐term polarization test, and subsequently used to predict the pH and the available oxygen at the cathode surface for long‐term condition.
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