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AWWA ACE69100 Erosion Corrosion as a Mechanism for Premise Plumbing Failure

Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 11/01/2008

Coyne, Jeff; Edwards, Marc

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This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of the three main topics of the study that included the following: theory and background of flow-induced failuresof copper pipe;test cells developed which can examinecavitation and flow induced failures; and,effects of water chemistry on copper erosioncorrosion.The goal of erosion corrosion experiments was to develop a method to test propensity of waterto cause copper erosion corrosion at point ofhigh velocity, and todetermine if water produces anodic or cathodiccontrolled reaction.Test method included the following:measure current/potential between a copperplate in stagnant reservoir water and copperwire surfaces.Phase I - successful development of the firstexperimental method that can test for effectsof water velocity and water chemistry oncopper corrosion, without impacts ofelectrification. Phase 2 - use apparatus to study erosion corrosionfundamentals in different waters and test the key hypothesis. Presentation conclusions indicate the following: cavitation damage is purely mechanical and cannotbe stopped by manipulating water chemistry;high erosion corrosion currents (60 A/cmsup2/sup) canarise from noncavitating flow;water chemistry controlled erosion corrosion - most significant effect was hot water at low pH, andeffect decreased with orthophosphate;in future experiments, we hope to determine howto control copper erosion corrosion. Includes figures.

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Edition: Vol. - No. Published: 11/01/2008 Number of Pages: 46File Size: 1 file , 16 MB