Evaluation of Corrosion Index Regulations and Corrosion Control Using Pilot Plant Test |
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학술지명 IWA-ASPIRE
저자 이희숙,백경희,송영일,이정미,김재원,최돈혁,하보경
발표일 2013-09-10
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There are several corrosion indices to measure the corrosiveness of drinking water. Among them is the Langelier Saturation Index (LI) which is widely used to indicate the degree of saturation of calcium carbonate in water and to survey the corrosiveness of water. K-water has been managing LI values to control the corrosiveness of drinking water from 2008. A coupon test to measure the change of the surface of a pipe is commonly used to evaluate the corrosiveness of drinking water as a direct evaluation method. In this study, the correlation between the improvement of corrosion indices and actual corrosion control was investigated using coupon tests in a pilot plant to examine the usefulness of LI by surveying the actual corrosion rate. The correlations (as R2) of corrosion indices (including LI) and actual corrosion rate were evaluated. The R2 values of LI, RSI, AI, BI, and LR were evaluated as 0.2855, 0.3995, 0.3062, 0.3721, and 0.116 respectively. Also, the highest R2 value was achieved using the CCPP index at 0.6387. Therefore, the correlation of corrosion indices and the actual corrosion rate could be concluded that LI is not a critical index in terms of corrosion control in distribution system based on this pilot test. |