Design and mode of operation for advanced corrosion protection systems

According to a press release from April 2011 by the World Corrosion Organisation, the global economy loses building structures amounting to roughly $ 3.3 trillion every year due to corrosion damage. The average costs caused by corrosion are, in industrialised countries, approximately three per cent of the annual GDP and increasing up to 5% GDP at peak times. However, by simply using existing technologies more effectively, an annual saving of up to $ 990 billion is achievable. Steel underground pipelines are also affected by this effect. It is for this reason that a primary objective must be to protect these pipelines as best as possible against corrosion and mechanical damage. After damage caused by the influence of third parties, such as damage by excavation equipment, or similar, corrosion damage is the second largest cause of damage.