| Job Title |
Electrolysis-and-corrosion-control Engineer |
| Job Description |
Investigates Causes And Devises Means To Combat Or Eliminate
Electrolysis Of Water, Gas, And Oil Mains And Pipelines
Resulting From Stray Electric Currents Flowing In Earth:
Determines Existence And Locates Sources Of Stray Electric
Currents Creating Electrolytic Conditions, Using Voltmeters,
Ammeters, And Other Electrical Testing Apparatus. Recommends
Preventive And Corrective Measures For Protection Of Pipe And
Underground Structures, Such As Use Of Insulating And Corrosion
Resisting Materials. Confers With Power Company Personnel And
Power Consumers And Suggests Methods To Eliminate Sources Of
Power Leakage. Studies Destructive Properties Of Soil, Corrosive
Actions, And Other Problems Of Deterioration, And Suggests
Methods Of Preventing Or Mitigating Trouble. Writes Reports Of
Studies And Investigations Conducted. May Design And Direct
Installation Of Cathodic Protection Stations To Minimize And
Control Electrolysis. May Design And Construct Apparatus For Use
In Testing Materials Or Determining Location Of Stray Electric
Currents.
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