Cathodic Protection System of the Spiral Classifier at the KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Ore Concentration Plant—Case Study of Commissioning and Control of Operating Parameters

Marcin Czekajło; Krzysztof Żakowski

doi:10.3390/min12091132

Cathodic Protection System of the Spiral Classifier at the KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Ore Concentration Plant—Case Study of Commissioning and Control of Operating Parameters

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The project involved designing, constructing and commissioning a cathodic protection system for a selected spiral classifier operating at the KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Ore Concentration Plant (O/ZWR). The authors developed a concept and assumptions regarding the corrosion protection of a large industrial device using a cathodic protection system with an external power source. Pre-project studies included conducting a trial polarization of one of the 28 classifiers operating at O/ZWR. The obtained results enabled the determination of the protective current demand re-quired and the selection of a target polarization device, ensuring the flow of current with an in-tensity that guarantees that the required corrosion protection level will be achieved. The ulti-mately installed cathodic protection system consisted of an external cathodic protection current source with maximum output parameters of 50V/20A, a power supply system and a polarization anode system. Elements for monitoring corrosion occurring during system operation were in-stalled, which employed reference electrodes of zinc (Zn) and silver chloride (Ag/AgCl) to measure the potential of the structure under cathodic protection. Furthermore, resistive corro-sion sensors were installed to measure the steel corrosion rate under polarization conditions, making it possible to assess the effectiveness of the protection. The system will also be equipped with a prototype system for remote monitoring of the operation of the protection system, ena-bling online observation and analysis of settings and temporary indicators influencing the on-going corrosion processes.

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Marcin Czekajło
- KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.
Krzysztof Żakowski dr hab. inż.

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Publikacja w czasopiśmie

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artykuły w czasopismach

Opublikowano w:

Minerals nr 12,
ISSN: 2075-163X

Język:

angielski

Rok wydania:

2022

Opis bibliograficzny:

Czekajło M., Żakowski K.: Cathodic Protection System of the Spiral Classifier at the KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Ore Concentration Plant—Case Study of Commissioning and Control of Operating Parameters// Minerals -Vol. 12,iss. 9 (2022), s.1132-

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