Question

Which of the following prevention methods that are usually employed on a beam of offshore drilling?

(a) Paints and other organic coatings

(b) Cathodic protection with sacrificial anodes or impressed currents

(c) Adding inhibitors

(d) Adding inhibitors, paints and other organic coatings and cathodic protection

This question was posed to me in examination.

My question is based upon Environments in division Other Environments of Corrosion Engineering

Answer 1

Right choice is (d) Adding inhibitors, paints and other organic coatings and cathodic protection

The explanation is: Preventions methods that are usually employed on a beam of offshore drilling are:

i. Paints and other organic coatings

ii. Cathodic protection with sacrificial anodes or impressed currents

iii. Adding inhibitors.