Date of Award
1978
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Hartt, William H.
Abstract
To investigate environmental conditions which influence the type and formation of calcareous deposits, AISI 1010 steel specimens were exposed in sea water at constant velocities and controlled potentials. Chemistry and thickness of the deposits which formed as a result of cathodic polarization of steel in sea water were determined. These variables were found to be a function of velocity and controlled potential with film thickness decreasing as velocity increased for all potentials considered. This behavior is interpreted in terms of variations in pH at the metal surface. A mass transfer analysis is presented which projects the pH at the metal surface as a function of velocity and controlled potential. Scanning electron micrographs are also included to give information regarding the nature and type of deposits. The experimental results are discussed within the frame of accepted concepts of sea water cathodic protection.
Extent
55 p.
Recommended Citation
WOLFSON, STEPHEN LANCE, "EFFECT OF CATHODIC POLARIZATION AND SEA WATER VELOCITY UPON CALCAREOUS DEPOSIT FORMATION ON MILD STEEL" (1978). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1970 - 1979. 621.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_2/621
Identifier
FADT13954
Comments
Thesis (M.S.E.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1978.|College of Engineering and Computer Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.E.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1978.