Tank Corrosion

Internal and External Tank Corrosion and Its Prevention - Virtual

Monday, December 7-8, 2020
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. CST each day (with breaks throughout)
In conjunction with the 2020 NISTM Annual Conference

This two-day Corrosion Technical Series Short Course shines a light on the diverse information available when determining corrosion rates while inspecting storage tanks. Experts go beyond probes and VCIs to share their approaches, unbiased insights, and how to evaluate corrosion rates to better plan inspection and maintenance. This event is intended to be both foundational and practical so that you can immediately use what you learn here.

This event will identify new and existing corrosion management methodologies to equip you with the knowledge to better identify corrosion rates in your field and how to interpret what the signs of wear and tear in your tank are telling you.

2020 NISTM Annual Conference

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Course highlights

Speakers from a range of backgrounds such as research and academia, inspection, consulting and more provide a comprehensive outlook on their experience in predicting corrosion rates in storage tanks and how to more accurately forecast maintenance and inspection including:

Understanding what’s happening at the anode/cathode interface
What to do when probes tell you there is no corrosion, but you have pitting
Inventory causing tank floor flexing
Excessive pitting in tank bottoms leading to increased maintenance costs and unscheduled service interruption
Volatile Corrosion Inhibitor(VCI’s) in tanks, VCIs under tank bottoms
Corrosion rates and pitting in tank bottoms
Documenting and reporting internal inspections
Maximum internal and external pit corrosion
Sand pad vs tank
The impact of tank and foundation hull bottom corrosion

Featured lecturers

Louis Koszewski, Founder and President at US Tank Protectors
Philip Myers, Principle at PEMY Consulting
Jim Ellor, ELZLY Technology Corporation
David Cushman, West Virginia Paint, LLC

Learning objectives

List common types of corrosion to which storage tanks are susceptible.
Describe additional ways you can identify corrosion beyond Volatile Corrosion Inhibitors (VCIs) and probes.
Discuss how changing inventory within a storage tank can affect corrosion.
Recall best practices in for determining corrosion rates in storage tanks.

Who should attend

Professionals from the following company types:

Engineering Managers (responsible for the below tasks)
Operators
Inspectors
Consultants
Asset Owners
Service Companies
Third party consulting companies
Research and Academia
Engineering & Design Specialty Companies
CP Practitioners (Testers and Technologists and Specialists)

Course Completion

Successful completion of the course is required to earn a certificate of course completion. Requirements are specific to each course and may include a combination of attendance, daily assessments, activities, quizzes, or knowledge checks.