Corrosion Detection, Control and Prevention Course

This course gives maintenance technicians and engineers, the skills required in the control and prevention of power equipment corrosion. Topics include the types of corrosion, removal methods, preventive maintenance and the corrosion prevention and control programme. This course includes lectures, demonstrations and class exercises.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, the Participants should be able to:

• Identify the forms of corrosion found during normal plant maintenance and their contributing causes.
• Identify indications of corrosion on power equipment and inspection methods to detect and evaluate the size of the corrosion damage.
• Describe the actions necessary to correctly remove corrosion found on power equipment and repair the damage.
• Identify preventive processes and maintenance actions to eliminate or minimize corrosion problems.
• Identify the areas of special concern based on the latest operator reported corrosion experiences and proposed solutions.
• Explain the need for a comprehensive Corrosion Prevention and Control Program (CPCP) within plant maintenance programme.
• Understand economic consequences of poor preventive maintenance or delayed corrective actions for corrosion control.

Who Should Attend

• Technical personnel in the power industry such as the Electrical/Mechanical Engineers, Project/ Design Engineers, Field Technicians/ Electricians, Plant Operators and Supervisors.
• Other allied professionals will also benefit from this course.

Course Outline

• Basics of Corrosion
• Contributing Causes
• Forms of Corrosion
• Indications of Corrosion
• Inspection Methods
• Corrective Action
• Preventive Maintenance
• Corrosion Prone Areas
• Corrosion Prevention and Control Programme