BRAND-NEW
Hull Corrosion Protection Systems Based on Impressed Current Cathodic Protection Technology Cathelco, a company which is part of Evac Group, offers
corrosion, they are not a complete solution. For this reason, most
world-leading impressed current cathodic protection technology
operators choose to protect their vessels with a purpose-designed
(ICCP) in combination with a broad understanding of various
impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) system (Fig. 1).
corrosion problems and the most effective ways to solve them.
Using an arrangement of hull mounted anodes and reference cells connected to one or more control panels (Fig. 2), the system produces a more powerful external current to suppress the natural
• Commercial and cruise ships
electro-chemical activity on the wet surface of the hull. This eliminates
• Fast ferries with steel or aluminum hulls
the formation of aggressive corrosion cells on the plate surfaces,
• Naval vessels
avoiding problems that can exist where dissimilar metals are either
• Fishing vessels and other workboats
combined through welding or brought into proximity by other
• Luxury yachts.
components such as propellers.
Although modern hull coatings provide some protection against
The Cathelco C-Max anode range provides numerous advantages in
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Its systems have been designed for the following types of vessels:
Figure 1 - Scheme of the impressed current cathodic protection system on a ship.
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