What services do we offer?

There are many reasons why existing cathodic protection installations are scrutinized. One wants to assess the performance of the cathodic protection system and validate or optimize its design in view of:

• extending the service life of the structure or pipeline;
• protecting it against the impact of environmental changes that result in the presence of newly induced stray currents;
• assuring fail-safe protection against fault conditions and damage scenarios. 

Elsyca can put at your availability an experienced and skilled CP team powered with Elsyca’s technology to model and simulate on/off potentials, corrosion rates,... on any structure of any given complexity.

A typical project consists of several activities:

• on-site investigative study / survey;
• data capturing and measurement: soil/sea water resistivity, polarization;
• CAD modeling of the structure or pipeline network and the cathodic protection system;
• simulation and optimization of the cathodic protection performance. 

With a virtual 3D model of the structure or pipeline and its cathodic protection system one can:

• assess the current performance of the cathodic protection system;
• trace and correct existing anomalies;
• evaluate the impact on the cathodic protection performance in case of newly built neighboring structures/activities/cathodic protection systems;
• identify the critical areas and verify local protection level;
• optimize survey planning and prioritize towards critical areas.
   

The availability of a virtual model with its cathodic protection system allows taking knowledge-based decisions through fast and accurate simulations.

What value do we bring ?

Assessments and optimization of existing cathodic protection system through virtual simulation and on-site survey will result in:

• extending the service life of a structure;
• saving costs of after-the-facts repair jobs by early detection of anomalies;
• assurance on safety, reliability, and integrity of the structure;
• long term maintenance and monitoring savings;
• avoiding idle time during surveys by better pre-surveys based on virtual models;
• much better insight into the performance and longevity of the cathodic protection system, thus enabling more reliable decisions.

A proper cathodic protection system ultimately safeguards the environment and assets, all while reducing costs.

Elsyca's achievements with respect to cathodic protection verification and optimization projects can be explored by clicking here.