Glass-flake coating applied on the inside of crude oil storage tank bottoms has realized good corrosion protection. However, as some kinds of damage in aged coating films, blistering or delamination of coating were observed incidentally, it is very important to prevent from them for long time serviced tanks.
The research work by the adhoc committee, which has been organized by the HPI, has been performed on cause and prevention of blistering and durability evaluation of glass-flake coating since 1991.
By means of examination of many blisters of coating on tank bottoms and accelerating test of blistering in laboratory, it becomes clear for glass-flake coating as follows:
(1) The cause of blistering and their effects on durability of coatings were specified and the preventive techniques for blistering has been proposed.
(2) A durability limit estimation of aged coating film was succesful by measuring of the change in electric properties.
(3) The accelerating test method (the HPI-TD method) for blistering of coating was proposed.
(4) The availability of refresh coating for extension of durability limit for used coating was proved by the field examinations for real tanks.
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