The in-person cathodic protection course combines theoretical instruction with practical laboratory work.
The principal tests available in Pahvaz's educational and research laboratory include:
Natural potential test of different structures in different electrolytes
Mixed-potential measurement of steel and copper
Soil resistivity, pH, and electrolyte temperature measurement
Open-circuit potential test of sacrificial anodes
Observation of galvanic corrosion between an anode and cathode
Closed-circuit potential test of sacrificial anodes
Internal tank protection with sacrificial anodes
Cathodic protection of a steel structure in water
Pipe ON and instant-OFF potential test for an impressed-current system
Protective-potential measurement of a tank-bottom plate with an MMO titanium ribbon anode
100 mV potential-shift test for a tank
Protective potential of a tank-bottom plate with an MMO titanium perimeter anode
Internal tank protective-potential test with a tubular MMO titanium anode
Cathodic protection of a tank with a geomembrane liner
Cathodic protection of a tank with a bituminous floor coating, compared with an uncoated tank
Grounding and cathodic-protection interference test
Potential test with and without an isolating joint
Protective-current distribution test along a pipeline
Comparison of sacrificial-anode and impressed-current systems for a pipeline
Assessment of the effect of anode-to-pipeline distance
Interaction test between two energized cathodic protection systems using two transformer rectifiers
Measuring the open-circuit and closed-circuit potential of sacrificial anodes.Potential test of an underground and an aboveground pipe with an isolating joint or a flange insulation kit.