Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention

, Volume 14, Issue 2, pp 191–196 | Cite as

Assessment of Microbially Influenced Corrosion Risk in Slovak Pipeline Transmission Network

  • Jana Kaduková
  • Erika Škvareková
  • Vojtech Mikloš
  • Renáta Marcinčáková
Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed
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Abstract

Microbial activities are particularly serious in buried natural gas pipelines resulting in high corrosion costs. It is a mater of necessity to deal with this factor during the evaluation of corrosion risk. The objective of this investigation was to determine to what extent the main factors of environment are responsible for biocorrosion behavior in particular transmission pipeline sections running through Slovakia and subsequently evaluate the biocorrosion risk in the studied areas. According to the point method the probability and outcome value of three chosen factors, such as soil characteristics, water presence, and location were determined for each excavation. Two from the monitored excavations in the east of Slovakia and three situated in the south of Slovakia were found to be the most hazardous sites in terms of biocorrosion risk.

Keywords

Corrosion Microbially influenced corrosion Gas transmission pipelines 
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Acknowledgments

The research presented in this paper was supported by the Scientific Grant Agency (VEGA) of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Grant No. 1/0235/12, 1/11/1206/12 and Grant No. 1/0590/11. Authors thank Ms. Lucia Hruskova for her help with risk calculations.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Jana Kaduková
    • 1
  • Erika Škvareková
    • 2
  • Vojtech Mikloš
    • 3
  • Renáta Marcinčáková
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Materials Science, Faculty of MetallurgyTechnical University of KosiceKosiceSlovak Republic
  2. 2.Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and GeotechnologyTechnical University of KosiceKosiceSlovak Republic
  3. 3.Department of Integrated Management, Faculty of MetallurgyTechnical University of KosiceKosiceSlovak Republic

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