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. 2020 Oct 7;20(19):5708. doi: 10.3390/s20195708

Table 2.

The maintenance scheduler set of maintenance actions.

Actions Descriptions Comments
Do nothing
  • No mitigation is done

  • The corrosion proceeds

  • Corrosion inhibitor is added from the inlet of the pipeline

Batch corrosion inhibitor
  • A chemical that adsorbs onto the metal surface and reacts with it to form a protective film

  • Corrosion rate drop is based on the inhibitor efficiency

  • Effective only within its lifetime

Internal coating
  • An artificial coating that isolates the pipe from the corrosive environment and prevents water from reaching the pipe surface

  • No corrosion propagation during its lifetime

Cleaning pigging
  • A gadget that effectively cleans up liquids, corrosive solids and debris

  • No corrosion propagation during its lifetime

Replacement
  • Replace the corroded segment with a new one

  • Renew corrosive environment

  • No more corrosion defects