This study involved a comparative investigation of chloride-induced corrosion detection techniques on loaded reinforced concrete slabs which were exposed to deicing salts and wetting-drying cycles to simulate typical aggressive environments in cold climates. The studied techniques involved linear polarization technique, galvanostatic pulse technique, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, half-cell potential and concrete electrical resistivity mapping. The results showed that concrete quality and moisture content have a direct effect on corrosion activity, and these properties are represented well with concrete electrical resistivity. The galvanostatic pulse technique was shown to correlate well with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, which was used as a benchmark for corrosion rate measurements in this study; however, the galvanostatic pulse technique was not capable of detecting corrosion activity in saturated concrete accurately. The results of this research do not support the criteria provided by the ASTM C876-09 standard for using half-cell potentials to estimate the probability of reinforcing steel corrosion in reinforced concrete structures.

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Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:41:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ThiagoRR.pdf: 1895833 bytes, checksum: 59d0cd6d03df2b5c8165e3ae0bf39a80 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-04-25 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / An interesting development in surfactants science and technology is their application as corrosion inhibitors, since they act as protective films over anodic and cathodic surfaces. This work aims to investigate the efficiency of saponified coconut oil (SCO) as corrosion inhibitor and of microemulsified system (SCO + butanol + kerosene oil + distilled water), in saline medium, using an adapted instrumented cell, via techniques involving linear polarization resistance (LPR) and mass loss coupons (MLC). For this, curves of efficiency versus SCO concentration (ranging between 0 and 75 ppm) have been constructed. According to the obtained results, the following efficiency levels were reached with OCS: 98% at a 75 ppm concentration via the LPR method and 95% at 75 ppm via the MLC method. The microemulsified system, for a concentration of 15 ppm of SCO, obtained maximum inhibition of 97% (LPR) and 93% (MLC). These data indicate that it is possible to optimize the use of SCO in similar applications. Previous works have demonstrated that maximal efficiencies below 90% are attained, typically 65% as free molecules and 77% in microemulsified medium, via the LPR method in a different type of cell. Therefore, it can be concluded that the adapted instrumented cell (in those used methods) showed to be an important tool in this kind of study and the SCO was shown effective in the inhibition of the metal / Tensoativos v?m sendo alvo de interesse como inibidores de corros?o, pois funcionam como pel?culas protetoras sobre ?reas an?dicas e cat?dicas. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a efici?ncia de inibi??o ? corros?o do tensoativo ?leo de coco saponificado (OCS) e do sistema icroemulsionado (OCS + butanol + querosene + ?gua destilada), em meio salino, utilizando-se uma c?lula instrumentada adaptada. A efic?cia do OCS foi avaliada utilizando-se os m?todos de resist?ncia de polariza??o linear (LPR) e cupons de perda de massa (CPM), tendo sido constru?das curvas de efici?ncia versus concentra??o de OCS (variando de 0 a 75 ppm). De acordo com os resultados obtidos, verificou-se que este tensoativo apresenta a seguinte ordem de efici?ncia de inibi??o ? corros?o: para uma concentra??o de 75 ppm, 98% pelo m?todo LPR e 95% pelo m?todo CPM. O sistema microemulsionado, para uma concentra??o de 15 ppm de OCS, obteve inibi??o m?xima de 97% (LPR) e 93% (CPM). Atrav?s deste trabalho foi poss?vel otimizar o uso do tensoativo OCS, que em trabalhos anteriores mostrou efic?cia m?xima inferior a 90% (63% na sua forma livre e 77% na sua forma microemulsionada, pelo m?todo LPR, em um outro tipo de c?lula). Conclusivamente, pode-se dizer que a c?lula instrumentada adaptada (nos m?todos utilizados) provou ser uma ferramenta importante neste tipo de estudo e o OCS mostrou-se efetivo na inibi??o do metal

Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2017-03-21T13:39:54Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2015 - Arthur Valbon Rodrigues.pdf: 2339821 bytes, checksum: 867f44f511f5a52dfdcf023619e589a9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-21T13:39:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2015 - Arthur Valbon Rodrigues.pdf: 2339821 bytes, checksum: 867f44f511f5a52dfdcf023619e589a9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-04 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / In this work six asymmetric thyourea, derived from benzylamine and phenethylamine, were synthesized by reaction of p-substituted phenyl isothiocyanates in the presence of benzylamine and phenethylamine in toluene as solvent by irradiation in ultrasonic bath, featuring the first report in the literature of the adoption of this method for such molecules. The compounds were obtained in high purity, requiring only one recrystallization from hexane/dichloromethane. Yields were very satisfactory, ranging from 89 to 98%. The compounds were characterized by spectroscopic techniques such as 1H, 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and IR. The synthesized compounds were evaluated by electrochemical potentiodynamic polarization techniques, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and Linear Polarization Resistance as inhibitors to the corrosion AISI 1020 carbon steel in 1M HCl media. Molecular modeling was used for better visualization of the thiourea structures and to correlate theoretical parameters such as the energy of the symmetrical frontier orbital, Mulliken charge on the sulfur atom and dipole moment with the experimental results for corrosion efficiency. In general, all compounds showed corrosion inhibition efficiency with characteristics of mixed inhibitors with anodic trend, however compounds with nitro substituent showed less efficiency, a fact that may be related to their electrons withdrawing potential, which consequently decreases the electron density at the possible center of chemical adsorption, the sulfur atom. However, compounds which showed no substituent and those that contain electron donating group (OCH3) stood out as inhibitors, highlighting N- (p-methoxyphenyl) -N'-phenetylthiourea, which showed 95% efficiency corrosion inhibition, from Electrochemical Impedance spectroscopy. Thus, the asymmetric thiourea benzyl and phenethyl-substituted, especially methoxy-substituted phenyl, can be considered as promising corrosion inhibitors for carbon steel in acid. / Nesse trabalho de disserta??o foram sintetizadas seis tioureias assim?tricas, derivadas da benzilamina e fenetilamina. A obten??o ocorreu atrav?s da rea??o dos isotiocianatos de fenila p-substituidos na presen?a da benzilamina e fenetilamina em tolueno como solvente atrav?s de irradia??o em banho de ultrassom, sendo o primeiro relato na literatura dessa metodologia para tais mol?culas. Os compostos foram obtidos em alto grau de pureza, sendo necess?ria apenas uma recristaliza??o em hexano/diclorometano. Os rendimentos foram muitos satisfat?rios, variando de 89 ? 98%. Os compostos foram caracterizados por t?cnicas espectrosc?picas como Resson?ncia Magn?tica Nuclear 1H,13C e Infravermelho. Os compostos sintetizados foram avaliados atrav?s das t?cnicas eletroqu?micas de Polariza??o Potenciodin?mica, Espectroscopia de Imped?ncia Eletroqu?mica e Resist?ncia a Polariza??o Linear quanto ? a??o como inibidores de corros?o frente a a?o carbono AISI 1020 em HCl 1 mol.L-1. A Modelagem Molecular foi utilizada para melhor visualiza??o das estruturas das tioureias e correlacionar os par?metros te?ricos como a energia dos orbitais de fronteiras sim?tricos, carga de Mulliken no ?tomo de enxofre e momento dipolar com os resultados experimentais da efici?ncia anticorrosiva. De forma geral, todos apresentaram efici?ncia de inibi??o ? corros?o com caracter?sticas de inibidores mistos com tend?ncia an?dica, por?m os compostos com substituinte nitro apresentaram menor efici?ncia, fato esse que pode estar relacionado ao seu poder retirador de el?trons, que consequentemente, diminui a densidade eletr?nica no poss?vel centro de adsor??o qu?mica, o enxofre. Por?m, os compostos que n?o apresentaram substituintes e os que cont?m grupo doador de el?trons (OCH3) se destacaram como inibidores, dando destaque a N-(p-metoxi-fenil)-N?-fenetiltioureia, que apresentou efici?ncia de 95% de inibi??o da corros?o, pela t?cnica de Espectroscopia de Imped?ncia Eletroqu?mica. Assim, as tioureias assim?tricas benzil e fenetil-substitu?das, especialmente met?xi-fenil substitu?das, podem ser consideradas como promissores agentes inibidores da corros?o para o a?o-carbono em meio ?cido.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:58:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FernandoNS_DISSERT.pdf: 5044327 bytes, checksum: 66e88407297dda873c6a6d882b6de312 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-08-27 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / A batch of eighty-four coupons of low carbon steel were investigated at laboratory conditions under a corrosive, cavitative-corrosive (CO2) and corrosive-erosive (SiO2 + CO2) in an aqueous salt solution and two levels of temperature. The following measurements were made on Vickers (HV0,05, HV0,10, HV0,20) Microhardness tests at three levels of subsurface layer. A turbulent flow collided on the cylindrical sample, with and without mechanical stirring and gas bubbling, with and without fluid contamination by solid particles of SiO2, at two temperatures. Surface Roughness and Waviness, under two conditions "as received, after machining" and "after worn out", as well as gravimetric and electrochemical parameter were measured on the two opposite generatrices of each cylindrical sample, on the flow upstream (0?) and downstream (180?) by Profilometry, Mass Variation and Linear Polarization Resistance (LPR). The results of the Microhardness and Surface Texture of all coupons were subjected to statistical comparison, using the software Statgraphics? Centurion XVI, 95% statistical certainty, and significant differences were observed in some arrays of measurements. The corrosive wear rate measured by LPR and mass variation shown to be sensitive to the presence of bubbles and hydrodynamic fluctuations inside the cell, considering the temperature and contamination of corrosive fluid by solid particles. The main results of visual inspection relative to some topologies of the surface damages involving different mechanisms that were seen to give explanation for some fluctuations in wear rates of the steel experimentally investigated / Um lote de oitenta e quatro corpos-de-prova (CP) de a?o AISI 1018 foi investigado em laborat?rio sob solicita??es corrosivas, cavitativo-corrosivas (CO2) e erosivocorrosivas (SiO2+CO2) em meio aquoso salino e a duas temperaturas. Foram realizados ensaios de microdureza Vickers a tr?s n?veis de subsuperf?cie (HV0,05, HV0,10, HV0,20). Um fluxo agitado colidiu contra os CPs, em todas as condi??es de ensaio, sem e com agita??o mec?nica e borbulhamento de g?s, sem e com contamina??o do fluido por part?culas s?lidas de SiO2, nas duas temperaturas estudadas. A rugosidade e ondula??o superficial, nas condi??es como recebidos, ap?s usinagem e ap?s desgastados , bem como medi??es gravim?tricas e eletroqu?micas foram realizadas em duas geratrizes opostas de cada corpo-deprova, a montante (0?) e a jusante (180?), atrav?s das t?cnicas de perfilometria, varia??o m?ssica e resist?ncia de polariza??o linear (RPL). Os resultados da microdureza e da textura superficial em todos CPs foram submetidos ? compara??o estat?stica, utilizando-se o software Statgraphics? Centurion XVI e, com 95% de certeza estat?stica, diferen?as significativas foram observadas em alguns grupos de medidas. As medidas das taxas de desgaste corrosivo, por RPL e por varia??o m?ssica, demonstraram serem sens?veis ? presen?a de bolhas e ?s flutua??es hidrodin?micas no interior da c?lula, consideradas a temperatura e a contamina??o do fluido corrosivo por part?culas s?lidas. Apresentam-se, tamb?m, os principais resultados da inspe??o visual em que se evidenciam algumas topologias do dano superficial nas geratrizes a 0? e a 180?, involvendo diferentes mecanismos que foram presenciados, para justificar algumas flutua??es nas taxas de desgaste do a?o em estudo

Ces travaux de thèse se focalisent sur la modélisation électrothermique des batteries Lithium-ion de grande puissance, appliquée pour les véhicules électriques et pour le stockage d’énergie intégré au réseau. Une approche plus particulière est donnée sur la modélisation thermique de la batterie et de ses connectiques dans le but d’anticiper les comportements thermiques sous des sollicitations dynamiques de courant. De nombreuses investigations ont été réalisées dans le but de déterminer les différents paramètres électriques et thermiques de l’accumulateur, nous avons également cherché à comparer plusieurs méthodes de caractérisation différentes.La première partie du manuscrit est consacrée à la caractérisation et à la modélisation électrique.La seconde partie présente la caractérisation thermique et le modèle thermique de la batterie. Nous proposons une approche couplée de différents modèles thermiques, dans le but de prédire les comportements thermiques au niveau de la surface et du cœur de la cellule, mais également au niveau des connectiques et des câbles.Enfin, la dernière partie présente la modélisation électrothermique d’un module assemblé de trois cellules en séries. Les résultats de simulations ont été validés sur des régimes à courant constant, ainsi que sur des régimes de courant dynamique.Le travail accompagne l’intégration des modèles thermiques dans une plateforme de simulation de systèmes énergétique et ouvre des pistes vers des outils d’aide à la conception de packs de batteries, sur l’aide au dimensionnement de systèmes de refroidissement et sur le développement d’outil de diagnostic thermique des batteries. / This thesis work focuses on the electrothermal modeling of high-power Lithium-ion batteries, applied for electric vehicles and the energy storage connected to the the grid. A particular approach is given on the thermal modeling of the battery and its connectors in order to anticipate the thermal behaviors under dynamic charge and discharge current, which is very useful for the thermal management systems of the batteries. Numerous investigations have been carried out in order to determine the different electrical and thermal parameters of the accumulator, we have also tried to compare several different methods.The first part of the manuscript is dedicated to characterization and electrical modeling.The second part presents the thermal characterization and the thermal model of the battery. We propose a coupled approach of different thermal models, with the aim of predicting the thermal behaviors at the level of the surface and the core of the cell, but also at the level of the connectors and the wire.Finally, the last part presents the electrothermal modeling of a small assembled module of three cells in series. The results of simulations have been validated on constant current regimes, as well as on dynamic current regimes.The work aims to integrate the thermal models in a simulation platform of energy systems and opens up paths towards tools to help in the design of battery packs, assistance with the dimensioning of cooling systems and the development of thermal diagnostic tool for batteries.

This thesis describes corrosion degradation processes taking place on the surface of metal materials in different environments. The theoretical part deals with basic environments we encounter in practice. This part specifies protection of materials against the aggressive environments and provides principles of corrosion measurement. It analyses the issue of corrosion measurement and its impact on mechanical strength of structures. It deals with the application of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) method for measurement of public lighting corrosion and identification of potential breakdown.