Corrosion Policy Decision Making

However, none of these webinars or lectures point out matters which are out of “the box of corrosion”: there are no words about the impact of the thermodynamic nature of corrosion or its management and the difficulties it creates, or how to explain and control ecological measures imposed by corrosion and CM techniques, nor is there anything related to how creativity can be an essential issue in finding solutions for corrosion problems.

This book is first of its kind that looks at corrosion not just as a technical matter but as a multidisciplinary issue that involves many skills and faculties—mainly non‐technical in the sense that engineering literature and nomenclature are considered technical.

In this book we have tried to show that while due to the thermodynamic nature of corrosion, it cannot be stopped. It is necessary to recognize many misunderstandings associated with corrosion (such as the difference between corrosion prevention and corrosion control) and redefine many basic concepts (such as the concept of failure within the context of introducing the terms pseudo‐FFS and Zugzwang effect state) to understand it correctly from a practical point of view that can be called Management.

We would also like to call our approach toward CM “Smart Management of Corrosion” in the sense that it has the capability to adapt itself with all industries, not just a few, and also because management of corrosion benefits from contributions from both CM and Corrosion Knowledge Management (CKM).

We hope our readers will enjoy reading this book as much as we did writing it and applying its principles in our daily professional lives!

Reza Javaherdashti

The Netherlands

April 2021

R. Javaherdashti

General Manager, Eninco Engineering B.V., The Netherlands

PhD (Materials science–Corrosion)

More than 25 years of experience; successfully delivered 400+ projects in corrosion management, problem‐solving, expert‐witnessing, and Root Cause Analysis in various industries globally

Certified corrosion and MIC lecturer by ASME (USA) and Society of Petroleum Engineers (USA)

Performed 5000+ hours of teaching corrosion management and MIC to various industries (from oil & gas to mining, aviation, and chemical industries worldwide)

Authored/co‐authored several internationally referenced books on corrosion (published by Elsevier, Springer, CRC Press, etc.) as well as research papers and Root Cause Analysis reports

E‐mail: javaherdashti@enincoating.com

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr‐reza‐javaherdashti‐9a2a2415/

F. Javaherdashti

Senior advisor at IMI (Industrail Management Institute), I.R. Iran

PhD (Management)

Senior advisor in business management, branding, and CRM

More than 28 years of experience in national and international management consulting

More than 10,000 hours of teaching management principles and consultancy for several industries

E‐mail: Farnak.javaherdashti@gmail.com

A. Ghanbarzadeh

Research at RIPI (Research Institute of Petroluem), I.R. Iran

M.Sc. (Chemical Engineering)

Academic member and Head of research projects on protective coatings at RIPI

31 years of work experience

Authored four books and 12 papers

E‐mail: ali.ghanbarzadeh@gmail.com

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali‐ghanbarzadeh‐a5abba55/

M. Mostashar Nezami

CEO, AtavArt, privately held co, I.R. Iran

MA in General Economics and BS in Accounting

More than 17 years of experience in the accounting, financial, and economic studies

Carried out an 8‐year research study in the economics of renewable energies, and introduced an applicable way for using renewable energies as resident's daily energy

More than 400 hours teaching of Accounting, Finance Management, and Economics

Attended “Model Thinking” traing course offerd by University of Michigan

Wrote more than ten articles in economic analysis in the National Press

E‐mail: mahsanezami60@yahoo.com

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahsa‐mostashar‐nezami‐a539b578

M.R. Hamedghafarian

Senior Process Engineer of Gas Plants Utilities & Off‐Sites, Ministry of Petroleum, I.R. Iran

M.Sc. in Advanced Chemical Engineering

B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (natural gas processing)

Committee member / Gas Plant Corrosion

Chairman Committee / Baseline Pollution Determination in gas plants (Wastewater Treatment)

More than twelve years of experience in operation and design of gas processing plants (Reception Facilities and Utilities)

Seven papers in classical thermodynamics, corrosion, environment, process additives management, and CO2 capture in Iranian congresses

Translation of two books on water treatment chemicals, and technical report writing in chemical engineering

More than 1000 hours teaching Troubleshooting in Utility Processes, Corrosion, Heat Exchanger Design, Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Process Engineering Documentation, and Water Treatment topics in Refineries and Gas plants

Associate member of technical staff in Iranian Corrosion Association

Member of Iranian Society of Engineering Education

E‐mail: mohamedreza.hamedghafarian@gmail.com

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamedreza‐hamedghafarian‐955463a0/

M. Basirzadeh

Board member at Kavosh Meyar Tabasum Pasargad Company

Industrial Management MSC, Tehran Amirkabir University

Iranian TRIZ teacher and consultant

Author of four books in Farsi language about TRIZ and creativity

E‐mail: irantriz@gmail.com

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehdi‐basirzadeh‐4980481

Reza Javaherdashti

General Manager, Eninco Engineering B.V., The Netherlands

This book is a first‐hand answer to two questions:

1 What corrosion management (CM) really means;

2 What to expect from CM.

Let us be more specific in describing what we mean by the above. For those of you who have been too engaged with your integrity management tasks that cannot find time to watch movies and particularly horror movies, I do recommend to watch the movie “Final Destination; Part 5,” and watch it with the eyes of a corrosion/integrity management specialist. In this movie (and its previous parts) what is shown is that something of little importance goes wrong, and in a series of unpredictable, sad events, one (or sometimes more) of the actors are killed in a very dramatic, graphic way. As said, the main lesson learned from this movie is that one problem can lead to another and in the end, a catastrophic result occurs. The same is also true with neglecting corrosion in an integrity management plan; something that one would think is not that important will lead to another, and if it is in its “pseudo‐FFS 1 ” (Fit‐For‐Service State) stage, the result at its best could be arriving at a “Zugzwang effect” [1] stage, or simply said, failure.

In classical academic literature related to Management and its principles, perhaps one of the best definitions have been given by Henry Fayol as “To manage is to forecast and to plan, to organize, to command, to co‐ordinate and to control [1].” On the other hand, corrosion has also a clear definition that can be simplified as the chemical reaction between an electron donor (anode) and electron receiver (cathode) via a medium that allows exchange of ions and a metallic path that allows electron transfer . 2 However, what is CM? In fact, when it comes to corrosion science, we know that we are talking about laboratories, white‐collar researchers, academic environments, and the search for understanding fundamentals and mechanisms of corrosion processes. In this context, innovation and how innovative research must be carried out is of fundamental significance. When we talk about corrosion engineering, it is the way the accumulated science and knowledge about corrosion and corrosion processes will become applicable in the field. For instance, the use of cathodic protection to let structures survive longer, or use of corrosion inhibitors and biocides to chemically control corrosion. Figure 1.1can serve to show the essential elements of corrosion engineering and how corrosion engineering and other engineering disciplines are interconnected with each other. We see that when talking about corrosion engineering, we are actually talking about a multidimensional topic that in its wholeness is more complex than other engineering disciplines not in based on the subject of focus, but on the methodologies that apply to address corrosion and its various aspects such as monitoring and treatment: