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Effect of gradient magnetic field on corrosion of carbon steel pipes in seawater pumped storage power plants

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Seawater pumped storage power plants are one of the most important means of maintaining a stable operation of power systems in coastal areas. However, the development of seawater pumped storage power plants has been constrained by the extreme corrosiveness of seawater. The typical material of transmission pipes in these power plants is carbon steel due to its corrosion resistance and low cost. A magnetic field has an impact on corrosion. In this paper, the corrosion affection of carbon steel pipes in seawater under a magnetic field is investigated. The corrosion current and corrosion potential on the surface of carbon steel pipes under different magnetic fields are analyzed and compared through finite element model and electrochemical experiment. The results of the two methods are in excellent accordance, demonstrating that the direction and gradient of the magnetic field around carbon steel significantly impact corrosion behavior. The magnetic field perpendicular to the reaction surface of carbon steel promotes corrosion, and the influence of the magnetic field on corrosion is more significant with the increase of the magnetic field gradient.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52077048) and the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant Nos. 2017YFB0903700 & 2017YFB0903702).

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  1. School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China

    Yujiao Zhang, Yuqing Zhu, Zhiwei Chen & Xiongfeng Huang

  2. The State Grid Shandong Electric Extrahigh Voltage Company, Jinan, 250021, China

    Xiaotong Sun

  3. The State Grid Jibei Electric Power Co., LTD. Zhangjiakou Power Supply Company, Zhangjiakou, 075000, China

    Yaxin Wang

  4. School of Science, Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China

    Hong-Guang Piao

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Zhang, Y., Zhu, Y., Sun, X. et al. Effect of gradient magnetic field on corrosion of carbon steel pipes in seawater pumped storage power plants. J Appl Electrochem 53, 597–608 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-022-01799-3

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