BEASY will be again attending the NACE Corrosion Conference in Orlando, Fl which will be held from March 17-21, 2013. We will be active in both the conference program and exhibition hall showing our corrosion modeling services and software.

BEASY Exhibit

We will be in the exhibit hall on booth 655 where we invite you to visit to catch up on the latest corrosion modeling technology and applications. Both Bob Adey and Tim Froome will be attending and would welcome the opportunity to discuss potential modeling projects as well as meeting old friends.

Technical Program

BEASY are contributing to the Technical Program by presenting papers on some recent projects.

"Modeling Galvanic Corrosion In Multi-Material Aircraft Structures".  Andres Peratta and Robert Adey CM Beasy Ltd

"Assessing Interference between sacrificial anodes on anode sleds". Tim Froome and John MW Baynham CM BEASY Ltd

If you would like to learn more about these projects, make an appointment to meet Tim or Bob or if you have a project which you think could benefit from modelling contact us direct or complete the request information form shown on the right of this page.

BEASY have contributed to a new book on the modelling and simulation of corrosion in aircraft structures. The book is based on the research and development performed as part of the SICOM project which included Aircraft Manufacturers Airbus and EADS, BEASY and a consortium of university research centres.

More information at WITPress

Authors

J.A. DeRose & T. Suter, Laboratory for Joining Technologies and Corrosion, EMPA, Switzerland, T. Hack, Innovation
Works, EADS Deutschland GmbH, Germany and R. Adey, CM BEASY Ltd, UK

Book Description

Bringing together the latest research this book applies new modelling techniques to corrosion issues in aircraft structures. It describes complex numerical models and simulations from the microscale to the macroscale for corrosion of the aluminium (Al) alloys that are typically used for aircraft construction, such as AA2024. The approach is also applicable to a range of other types of structures, such as automobiles and other forms of ground vehicles.

The main motivation for developing the corrosion models and simulations was to make significant technical advancements in the fields of aircraft design (using current and new materials), surface protection systems (against corrosion and
degradation) and maintenance. The corrosion models address pitting and intergranular corrosion (microscale) of Al alloys, crevice corrosion in occluded areas, such as joints (mesoscale), galvanic corrosion of aircraft structural elements (macroscale), as well as, the effect of surface protection methods (anodisation, corrosion inhibitor release, clad layer, etc.).

The book describes the electrochemical basis for the models, their numerical implementation, and experimental validation and how the corrosion rate of the Al alloys at the various scales is influenced by its material properties and the surface protection methods. It will be of interest to scientists and engineers interested in corrosion modelling, aircraft corrosion, corrosion of
other types of vehicle structures such as automobiles and ground vehicles, electrochemistry of corrosion, galvanic corrosion, crevice corrosion, and intergranular corrosion.

More information at WITPress

Dr Bob Adey of BEASY was recently invited as one of the experts to present at the Oil and Gas Pipeline CP&AC/DC Interference Mitigation Seminar held in Langfang City Hebei Province China from Sept. 16th  to Sept. 22th, 2012,  The seminar was sponsored by the China National Petroleum Cooperation Science & Technology Management Department and Petrochina Pipeline Company.

Bob presentation focussed on the "The Application Of Computer Modelling To The Issues Of Interference Between Pipelines And Adjacent Structures And Systems"

Mathematical modelling of cathodic protection anode currents - comparison with classical equations, and the impact of interference effects for anode sleds

J M W Baynham, T M Froome

John Baynham presented results of investigations into resistance to ground of various anodes and groups of anodes. He compared resistance values determined using analytic and approximate formulae and using simulation. Single anodes considered included cylindrical ground rods, cuboid shapes and cylindrical anodes with large diameter. Combinations of anodes included some for which published results are available, and others typical of anode sleds used by the industry. Assessment of results demonstrated
the appropriateness of the formulae and tabulated data regularly used by CP Designers.