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Cathodic Protection Training Course

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each case you will notice that the picture is the
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For more than 30 years I have been seeking a way to explain how the
measurements of voltages in cathodic protection work differ from the
measurement of voltages in normal electrical and electronic work.
Many teachers use a comparison between water pressures under the
influence of gravity to explain how electricity flows from a higher
potential to a lower potential and it is for that reason that I am here
using the same comparison to explain that we are not dealing with a
single difference of pressure but with many individual measurements
that need to be related together mathmatically to make any sense.
Four glass flower vases have been used as a convenient way to explain
electrical pressures (potentials) related to corrosion.
Each vase is composed of three upright tubes connected by small tubes
through which the water can pass.

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Cathodic protection measurements

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Four of these vases have been placed in a clear plastic container that is
divided into watertight compartments.
The right hand section has been filled with sand.

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