JPH08175482A - Corrosion prevention method for ballast tank - Google Patents

Corrosion prevention method for ballast tank

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JPH08175482A
JPH08175482A JP6319897A JP31989794A JPH08175482A JP H08175482 A JPH08175482 A JP H08175482A JP 6319897 A JP6319897 A JP 6319897A JP 31989794 A JP31989794 A JP 31989794A JP H08175482 A JPH08175482 A JP H08175482A
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corrosion
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Takashi Amaya
尚 天谷
Hideaki Yuki
英昭 幸
Hiroshi Kishikawa
浩史 岸川
Takayuki Kamimura
隆之 上村
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Nippon Steel Corp
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PURPOSE: To provide an economical and practically effective corrosion prevention method for a ballast tank from which a fully satisfactory corrosion prevention capacity can be derived by using nitrogen gas for inert gas and controlling the ballast tank interior steel material surface temperature within a specific range. CONSTITUTION: With regard to a method of preventing corrosion on a ballast tank 1 interior steel structure part by filling the space inside the ballast tank 1 of a ship with inert gas, nitrogen gas is used as inert gas and the ballast tank 1 interior steel material surface temperature 13 controlled to be within 0 deg. to 30 deg.C. This control is necessary because if the surface temperature of the steel material drops below 0 deg.C, not only would there be danger in increase of the ballast tank 1 and the steel material composing interior reinforcement beams and various piping system causing brittle fracture due to low temperature but it also brings hindrance in conveying all kinds of transit fluid due to icing of moisture inside the piping system. On the other hand, if the temperature exceeds 30 deg.C, the corrosion rate of a steel material used bare can not be brought down to around 1/10 of oxygen density of open air when the oxygen concentration inside the ballast tank is preferred to be in the vicinity of 1 to 5% from an economical point of view.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、船舶におけるバラスト
タンクの防食方法に係わり、より詳しくはバラストタン
ク内空間部の酸素濃度を効率的に低減させることともに
温度を制御することによって、経済的かつ効率的にバラ
ストタンクを防食する方法に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for preventing corrosion of a ballast tank in a ship, and more particularly, to economically reduce the oxygen concentration in the space inside the ballast tank and control the temperature, thereby making it economical and economical. The present invention relates to a method for effectively preventing corrosion of a ballast tank.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】タンカーや貨物輸送船等の船舶は、空荷
時においても船体の安定性を保つためにバラストタンク
内に海水を注入積載している。このため、バラストタン
ク内部の鋼材は、腐食作用を有する海水およびその飛沫
あるいは蒸発した海水の凝縮水によって腐食する。この
バラストタンク内部の鋼材の腐食は、バラストタンク内
に注入積載された海水が直接接するバラストタンク内壁
等の鋼材部分ではそれほどでなく、海水面上の空間部分
に接するバラストタンク内壁等の鋼材部分で激しいこと
が知られている。これは、空間部のバラストタンク内壁
等の鋼材部分が、蒸発した海水の凝縮水によって常に湿
潤状態にあり、カソード反応を担う酸素が空気中から十
分に供給され続けられることによる。また、没海水部分
の鋼材に対しては犠牲陽極によるカソード防食を施すこ
とが可能であるが、空間部分の鋼材に対して犠牲陽極に
よるカソード防食を施すことができないので腐食が非常
にきびしいものとなる。
2. Description of the Related Art Ships such as tankers and freight carriers have seawater injected and loaded into a ballast tank in order to maintain the stability of the hull even when the ship is empty. For this reason, the steel material inside the ballast tank is corroded by seawater having a corrosive action and its splashes or condensed water of the evaporated seawater. The corrosion of the steel material inside the ballast tank is not so much in the steel material portion such as the ballast tank inner wall where the seawater injected and loaded in the ballast tank directly contacts, but in the steel material portion such as the ballast tank inner wall which contacts the space portion above the seawater surface. It is known to be intense. This is because the steel material portion such as the inner wall of the ballast tank in the space portion is always in a wet state by the condensed water of the evaporated seawater, and the oxygen responsible for the cathode reaction is continuously supplied from the air. Also, it is possible to apply cathodic protection with a sacrificial anode to the steel material in the submerged seawater portion, but it is not possible to apply cathodic protection to the steel material in the space portion with a sacrificial anode, so corrosion is extremely severe. Become.

【0003】このバラストタンク内部の鋼材の腐食抑制
対策としては、従来、タールエポキシ塗料を海水および
その飛沫さらには蒸発した海水の凝縮水に曝される表面
に200μm程度と比較的厚い膜厚で被覆して防食する
こととしていた。しかし、この方法は、塗装に長時間を
要するばかりでなく、塗膜寿命も約10年と短く、補修
塗装が必要になるという欠点を有している。
As a countermeasure against the corrosion of the steel material inside the ballast tank, conventionally, a tar epoxy paint is coated on the surface exposed to seawater and its splashed water and condensed water of evaporated seawater in a relatively thick film thickness of about 200 μm. I was supposed to prevent corrosion. However, this method has a drawback that not only a long time is required for coating, but also the life of the coating film is as short as about 10 years, and repair coating is required.

【0004】また、近年、石油タンカー等の船舶の座礁
事故等によるオイル漏れが引き起こした海洋汚染事故を
教訓に、オイル漏れ事故を防止する観点から船体のダブ
ルハル(二重殻船倉)化が義務付けられるようになって
きた。しかし、船体がダブルハル化すると、このダブル
ハル化部分をバラストタンクとして利用するため、バラ
ストタンク内壁面の塗装面積が著しく増大するととも
に、非常に狭い空間での塗装作業となるため作業性が著
しく低下して塗装工期が大幅に長くなり、防食コスト等
が著しく増大するのに加え、非常に狭い空間であるので
塗膜が劣化しても補修塗装を行うのが事実上困難であ
る。
[0004] In recent years, taking into account a marine pollution accident caused by an oil leak caused by a grounding accident of a ship such as an oil tanker, a double hull (double shell hold) is obligatory from the viewpoint of preventing an oil leak accident. It's starting to happen. However, when the hull becomes a double hull, this double hull part is used as a ballast tank, so the coating area on the inner wall surface of the ballast tank increases significantly, and the work is done in a very narrow space, so workability deteriorates significantly. In addition to significantly increasing the coating work period and significantly increasing anticorrosion costs, etc., it is practically difficult to carry out repair coating even if the coating film deteriorates due to the extremely narrow space.

【0005】このような問題を解消するため、特開平4
−55188号公報にはみられるように、バラストタン
ク内の空間部にイナートガスを充満させて空気をパージ
し、前記空間部分の酸素濃度を低減することによって裸
使用されたバラストタンク内の鋼構造部を防食する方法
が提案されている。
In order to solve such a problem, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 4
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 55188/1993, a steel structure part in a ballast tank used naked by filling space in the ballast tank with inert gas and purging air to reduce oxygen concentration in the space part. A method for preventing corrosion is proposed.

【0006】しかし、特開平4−55188号公報に提
案されるように、単にバラストタンク内の空間部分にイ
ナートガスを注入充満させる方法では、十分に満足でき
る防食能力レベルに到達せず、実効ある防食効果が得ら
れない恐れがあることが、本発明者らの研究で新たに明
らかとなった。
However, as proposed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 4-55188, the method of simply injecting and filling the space portion in the ballast tank with the inert gas does not reach a sufficiently satisfactory level of anticorrosion ability, and is effective in anticorrosion. It was newly revealed in the study of the present inventors that the effect may not be obtained.

【0007】すなわち、船体を構成する鋼材の腐食は、
次の電気化学反応によって説明することができ、この電
気化学反応からわかるように、酸素濃度が低いとカソー
ド反応が抑制され、全体として腐食反応が抑制される。
That is, the corrosion of the steel material that constitutes the hull is
This can be explained by the following electrochemical reaction. As can be seen from this electrochemical reaction, when the oxygen concentration is low, the cathode reaction is suppressed, and the corrosion reaction is suppressed as a whole.

【0008】アノード反応:Fe→Fe2++2e- カソード反応:1/2・O2 +H2 O+2e- →2OH- ここで、通常、大気中には20%の酸素が含まれている
が、バラストタンク内の空間部分にイナートガスを充満
させて前記空間部分の酸素濃度を5%以下にすると腐食
防止効果が現れ、さらに好ましくは酸素濃度を1%以下
にするとその腐食速度を大気中での腐食速度の1/10
以下に減少させることができる。
Anode reaction: Fe → Fe 2+ + 2e - Cathode reaction: 1 / 2.O 2 + H 2 O + 2e → 2OH - where the atmosphere normally contains 20% oxygen, but the ballast When the space in the tank is filled with an inert gas so that the oxygen concentration in the space is 5% or less, a corrosion prevention effect appears, and more preferably, the oxygen concentration is 1% or less, the corrosion rate is the corrosion rate in the atmosphere. 1/10 of
It can be reduced to:

【0009】ところが、前記タンク内の空間部分の酸素
濃度を5%以下にすること自体は比較的容易であるが、
これを1%以下にするためには、例えば99.9%以上
というような高純度のイナートガスを使用し、長い時間
をかけてバラストタンク内の空間部分の空気と置換する
必要があり経済性に問題がある。
However, although it is relatively easy to reduce the oxygen concentration in the space in the tank to 5% or less,
In order to reduce this to 1% or less, it is necessary to use a high-purity inert gas such as 99.9% or more and replace it with the air in the space in the ballast tank for a long time, which is economical. There's a problem.

【0010】また、前記タンク内の空間部分の酸素濃度
が1〜5%の範囲では、通常、大気条件下に比べて防食
効果はあるものの、船体構成材料として従来から用いら
れている、例えば日本海事協会規格等に規定される普通
鋼あるいは一般に耐海水鋼と称される低合金鋼等の鋼材
を防食塗装等を施すことなく裸で使用するには、鋼自体
の耐海水腐食性が十分でないため、防食性能が不十分で
ある。
Further, when the oxygen concentration in the space in the tank is in the range of 1 to 5%, it is usually used as a hull constituent material although it has a corrosion prevention effect as compared with atmospheric conditions, for example, Japan. The steel itself does not have sufficient seawater corrosion resistance to be used without any anticorrosion coating or other low-alloy steel, which is generally called seawater-resistant steel, as specified in the Maritime Association Standards. Therefore, the anticorrosion performance is insufficient.

【0011】さらに、イナートガスとしては種々のガス
を用いることができ、例えば、燃焼排ガス等が利用でき
るが、燃焼排ガスは安価で経済的であるものの、SO2
ガスやCO2 ガス等の腐食性ガスおよび1〜5%程度の
酸素が混入しているため腐食抑制効果がない。尤も、燃
焼排ガスをアルカリ水に通してSO2 ガスを除去して使
用する場合には、その腐食抑制効果はある程度向上する
が、CO2 ガスおよび酸素の影響によってその腐食速度
が1/2程度に低下するのみで、実効性のある防食効果
は得られない。
Further, various gases can be used as the inert gas, for example, combustion exhaust gas can be used. Although combustion exhaust gas is inexpensive and economical, SO 2
Since a corrosive gas such as gas or CO 2 gas and oxygen of about 1 to 5% are mixed, there is no corrosion suppressing effect. Of course, when the combustion exhaust gas is passed through alkaline water to remove SO 2 gas and used, the corrosion inhibition effect is improved to some extent, but the corrosion rate is reduced to about 1/2 due to the influence of CO 2 gas and oxygen. It only decreases, and no effective anticorrosion effect is obtained.

【0012】そこで、このような問題のないイナートガ
スとしてアルゴンガスや窒素ガス等を用いることが考え
られるが、例えこのようなガスを用いても実効性のある
防食効果を得るためには、前述したように、バラストタ
ンク内の空間部の酸素濃度を1%以下まで低減させる必
要があり、このためには純度が99.9%以上というよ
うな高純度なガスを用い、かつ長時間かけてバラストタ
ンク内の空間部の空気と置換する必要があるのに加え、
窒素ガス以外のイナートガスを用いる場合には極めて高
価で経済的でないという問題があった。
Therefore, it is conceivable to use argon gas, nitrogen gas or the like as the inert gas which does not have such a problem. However, even if such a gas is used, in order to obtain an effective anticorrosion effect, the above-mentioned is mentioned. As described above, it is necessary to reduce the oxygen concentration in the space in the ballast tank to 1% or less. For this purpose, a high-purity gas having a purity of 99.9% or more is used, and the ballast is used for a long time. In addition to the need to replace the air in the space inside the tank,
When using an inert gas other than nitrogen gas, there was a problem that it was extremely expensive and not economical.

【0013】[0013]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】本発明は、上記実状に
鑑みなされたもので、バラストタンク内の空間部分にイ
ナートガスを注入充満して前記空間部分の酸素濃度を低
減させるバラストタンクの防食法において、その空間部
の酸素濃度が1〜5%であっても、十分に満足できる防
食能力レベルが得られる経済的な実効性のあるバラスト
タンクの防食方法を提供することにある。
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and provides a ballast tank anticorrosion method for injecting and filling inert gas into a space portion of a ballast tank to reduce the oxygen concentration in the space portion. An object of the present invention is to provide an economically effective ballast tank anticorrosion method capable of obtaining a sufficiently satisfactory anticorrosion capability level even when the oxygen concentration in the space is 1 to 5%.

【0014】[0014]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明の要旨は、次のバ
ラストタンクの防食方法にある。
The gist of the present invention resides in the following ballast tank anticorrosion method.

【0015】船舶のバラストタンク内の空間部にイナー
トガスを充満させてバラストタンク内の鋼構造部分を防
食する方法において、イナートガスとして窒素ガスを用
いるとともに、バラストタンク内部の鋼材表面温度を0
〜30℃に制御することを特徴とするバラストタンクの
防食方法。
In a method of filling a space portion in a ballast tank of a ship with inert gas to prevent corrosion of a steel structure portion in the ballast tank, nitrogen gas is used as the inert gas and the surface temperature of the steel material inside the ballast tank is 0.
A ballast tank anticorrosion method characterized by controlling at -30 ° C.

【0016】[0016]

【作用】発明者らは、鋭意実験研究の結果、裸鋼材で構
成されたバラストタンク内の空間部分にイナートガスを
注入して前記空間部分の酸素濃度を低減させてバラスト
タンクの内壁面を防食する方法において、イナートガス
として比較的安価な窒素ガス、具体的には低温の液体窒
素を気化させてバラストタンク内の空間部に注入して海
水等に曝される裸使用された鋼材表面の温度を0〜30
℃に制御すると、前記空間部の酸素濃度が5%以下でも
鋼材の腐食速度を大気中での腐食速度の1/10程度に
低下させ得て経済性を損なうことなく、長期にわたって
防食効果が発揮されること新たに知見した。
As a result of earnest experimental research, the inventors of the present invention inject inert gas into the space portion of the ballast tank made of bare steel to reduce the oxygen concentration in the space portion and protect the inner wall surface of the ballast tank from corrosion. In the method, a relatively inexpensive nitrogen gas as an inert gas, specifically, low-temperature liquid nitrogen is vaporized and injected into a space portion in a ballast tank, and exposed to seawater or the like. ~ 30
If the temperature is controlled to ℃, even if the oxygen concentration in the space is 5% or less, the corrosion rate of the steel material can be reduced to about 1/10 of the corrosion rate in the atmosphere, and the corrosion prevention effect is exerted for a long time without impairing the economic efficiency. It was newly discovered that it will be done.

【0017】本発明において、バラストタンク内の海水
等に曝される裸使用された鋼材の表面温度を0〜30℃
に制御する理由は、次の通りである。
In the present invention, the surface temperature of the bare steel material exposed to seawater or the like in the ballast tank is 0 to 30 ° C.
The reason for controlling to is as follows.

【0018】鋼材の表面温度が0℃未満になると、バラ
ストタンクおよびその内部の補強梁、各種配管系を構成
する鋼材の低温脆化割れの危険性が増大するのに加え、
上記配管系内の水分が氷結して各種輸送流体の搬送に障
害をもたらすからである。また、鋼材の表面温度が30
℃を超えると、経済性の面からバラストタンク内の空間
部の酸素濃度を1〜5%程度とした場合、裸使用された
鋼材の腐食速度を実効性のある腐食速度、具体的には大
気中での腐食速度の1/10程度にまで低下させること
ができないためである。
If the surface temperature of the steel material is less than 0 ° C., the risk of cold embrittlement cracking of the ballast tank, the reinforcing beam inside the ballast tank, and the steel materials constituting various piping systems increases, and
This is because the water in the piping system freezes and hinders the transportation of various transport fluids. Also, the surface temperature of steel is 30
When the temperature exceeds ℃, if the oxygen concentration in the space inside the ballast tank is set to about 1 to 5% from the economical aspect, the corrosion rate of the bare steel material is an effective corrosion rate, specifically, the atmosphere. This is because the corrosion rate cannot be reduced to about 1/10 of the corrosion rate.

【0019】なお、バラストタンク内の空間部の酸素濃
度を2%以下にすると、鋼材の腐食速度は大気中での腐
食速度の1/40程度になるので、バラストタンク内の
空間部の酸素濃度を2%以下にまで低下させるのが好ま
しい。また、バラストタンク内の空間部の酸素濃度を1
〜5%、好ましくは2%以下に維持するには、バラスト
タンクの気密度の程度にもよるが、タンク内の圧力を
1.01〜1.05atmにして外部から大気(酸素)
が侵入しないようにするのが好ましい。
When the oxygen concentration in the space inside the ballast tank is set to 2% or less, the corrosion rate of the steel material becomes about 1/40 of the corrosion rate in the atmosphere, so the oxygen concentration in the space inside the ballast tank is reduced. Is preferably reduced to 2% or less. Also, set the oxygen concentration in the space inside the ballast tank to 1
In order to maintain ~ 5%, preferably 2% or less, depending on the degree of airtightness of the ballast tank, the pressure in the tank is set to 1.01 to 1.05 atm and the atmosphere (oxygen) is supplied from the outside.
It is preferable not to intrude.

【0020】さらに、鋼材の表面温度を上記の範囲に制
御するには、前述したように液体窒素を気化させ、この
気化させた窒素ガスを適宜に配管した管路を介してタン
ク内の温度を測定しつつバラストタンク内の空間部分に
注入すればよく、これによって比較的短時間かつ容易に
バラストタンク内の空間部の酸素濃度を1〜5%にでき
るとともに、鋼材の表面温度を所定の温度に制御するこ
とができる。しかし、バラストタンクの天井およびその
近傍部分は、昼間、直射日光によって鋼材温度が著しく
上昇するので、その外表面を例えば発泡スチロール等の
断熱材料を用いて被覆することによってこれらの部分の
鋼材温度が本発明の温度範囲内に維持制御できるように
することが望ましい。
Further, in order to control the surface temperature of the steel material within the above range, liquid nitrogen is vaporized as described above, and the vaporized nitrogen gas is adjusted to a temperature in the tank through a pipe line appropriately piped. It is only necessary to inject it into the space in the ballast tank while measuring it, which makes it possible to easily set the oxygen concentration in the space in the ballast tank to 1 to 5% in a relatively short time, and to keep the surface temperature of the steel material at a predetermined temperature. Can be controlled. However, since the steel material temperature of the ceiling of the ballast tank and its vicinity rises remarkably during the daytime due to direct sunlight, the steel material temperature of these parts can be reduced by coating the outer surface with a heat insulating material such as Styrofoam. It is desirable to be able to maintain and control within the temperature range of the invention.

【0021】[0021]

【実施例】以下、本発明の防食方法を実施例により、具
体的に説明する。
EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the anticorrosion method of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to Examples.

【0022】図1は、実施例で使用した防食試験装置の
構成の概要を示す断面図である。
FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the outline of the structure of the anticorrosion test apparatus used in the examples.

【0023】図1に明らかなように、バラストタンク1
として内法寸法で高さ1m×長さ1m×幅1mの鋼(J
IS−G3106−SM490、厚さ20mm)製で、
鋼製内壁表面が無塗装のタンクを作成し、バラストタン
ク1の底面から50cmの深さまでバラスト海水3を注
入した。そして、この海水2を注入した本発明例のバラ
ストタンク1には、液体窒素タンク3内の液体窒素を気
化器4で気化させた窒素ガスの流量を、温度センサ8と
コントロールボックス5を介して電気的に接続された注
入系統バルブ6と排気系統バルブ7の開度を連動調節し
てタンク空間部1a内に制御注入すると同時に、排気系
統バルブ7から空間部1a内の空気を排気させる窒素ガ
ス注入温度制御手段および空間部1a内の酸素濃度を測
定制御するための酸素濃度センサ9が設けてあり、これ
によってタンク空間部1aに窒素ガスを注入して空間部
1a内の酸素濃度とタンク内壁鋼表面の温度を所定の値
に制御維持できるようにした。
As is apparent from FIG. 1, the ballast tank 1
Steel with internal dimensions of height 1 m x length 1 m x width 1 m (J
IS-G3106-SM490, thickness 20mm),
A tank having an unpainted steel inner wall surface was prepared, and ballast seawater 3 was injected from the bottom surface of the ballast tank 1 to a depth of 50 cm. Then, in the ballast tank 1 of the present invention into which the seawater 2 is injected, the flow rate of nitrogen gas obtained by vaporizing the liquid nitrogen in the liquid nitrogen tank 3 by the vaporizer 4 is passed through the temperature sensor 8 and the control box 5. Nitrogen gas that controls the opening degree of the electrically connected injection system valve 6 and exhaust system valve 7 in conjunction with each other to controlly inject into the tank space 1a and at the same time exhaust the air in the space 1a from the exhaust system valve 7. An injection temperature control means and an oxygen concentration sensor 9 for measuring and controlling the oxygen concentration in the space 1a are provided, whereby nitrogen gas is injected into the tank space 1a and the oxygen concentration in the space 1a and the inner wall of the tank are provided. The temperature of the steel surface can be controlled and maintained at a predetermined value.

【0024】また、比較のため、上記構成からなる窒素
ガス注入温度制御手段および酸素濃度測定手段を有しな
い実際の船舶のバラストタンク環境を模擬した上記と同
一寸法の無塗装タンク(図2参照)と、窒素ガス注入手
段と酸素濃度測定手段のみを有する前記特開平4−55
188号公報に提案の方法を模擬した上記と同一寸法の
無塗装タンク(図3参照)を製作し、これらタンクに上
記同様に低面から50cmの深さまでバラスト海水を注
入した。そして、図2に示すバラストタンクはバラスト
海水注入状態で密閉し、図3に示すバラストタンクは、
酸素濃度センサ9によってタンク空間部1a内の酸素濃
度を測定し、この測定結果に基づいて注入系統バルブ6
と排気系統バルブ7の開度を調整して窒素ガスの注入量
を制御することにより、空間部1aの酸素濃度のみを所
定の値にできるようにした。
For comparison, an unpainted tank of the same size as the one described above simulating the ballast tank environment of an actual ship, which does not have the nitrogen gas injection temperature control means and oxygen concentration measurement means of the above construction (see FIG. 2). And the above-mentioned JP-A-4-55 having only a nitrogen gas injection means and an oxygen concentration measurement means.
Unpainted tanks (see FIG. 3) having the same size as the above, which simulated the method proposed in Japanese Patent No. 188, were manufactured, and ballast seawater was injected into these tanks from the lower surface to a depth of 50 cm in the same manner as above. The ballast tank shown in FIG. 2 is sealed in the ballast seawater injection state, and the ballast tank shown in FIG. 3 is
The oxygen concentration sensor 9 measures the oxygen concentration in the tank space 1a, and the injection system valve 6 is measured based on the measurement result.
By adjusting the opening degree of the exhaust system valve 7 and controlling the injection amount of nitrogen gas, only the oxygen concentration in the space 1a can be set to a predetermined value.

【0025】これらのバラストタンクを屋外に設置し、
本発明例のバラストタンクについてはタンク空間部1a
内の酸素濃度を所定値にし、かつ内壁鋼表面温度を30
℃以下の所定の温度に維持した状態で、また図3に示す
比較例のバラストタンクについてはタンク空間部1a内
の酸素濃度を所定の値に維持させた状態で、いずれも1
年間放置した後、鋼製タンクの内壁面の腐食減肉量を測
定した。その結果を、試験条件と併せて表1に示した。
なお、腐食減肉量は最大腐食箇所で測定し、腐食速度
(mm/y)に換算して示した。また、温度は試験期間
中における最高温度を示した。
These ballast tanks are installed outdoors,
Regarding the ballast tank of the present invention example, the tank space portion 1a
The oxygen concentration in the inside is set to a predetermined value, and the surface temperature of the inner wall steel is
In the ballast tank of the comparative example shown in FIG. 3, the oxygen concentration in the tank space portion 1a was maintained at a predetermined value while maintaining a predetermined temperature of 1 ° C. or less.
After standing for a year, the amount of corrosion wall thinning on the inner wall surface of the steel tank was measured. The results are shown in Table 1 together with the test conditions.
In addition, the amount of corrosion thinning was measured at the maximum corrosion location and converted to the corrosion rate (mm / y). The temperature showed the maximum temperature during the test period.

【0026】[0026]

【表1】 [Table 1]

【0027】表1に明らかなように、本発明例(No. 1
〜6)では、タンク空間部内の酸素濃度の低減と鋼材表
面温度制御との相乗効果によって効果的に防食され、そ
の腐食速度は全て0.1mm/y未満で、20年後の腐
食減肉量が2mm未満に抑制されており、特にタンク空
間部内の酸素濃度を1〜2%と低くするともに、鋼材表
面の温度を5℃と低く制御した場合には、その腐食速度
が0.01mm/y未満で、20年後の腐食減肉量が
0.2mmと極めて顕著に抑制されている。このこと
は、一般に、船体の寿命を20年とした場合におけるバ
ラストタンクを構成する鋼材の片側腐食減肉代を2mm
としていることを考えると、本発明以外の特別な防食法
を採用することなくバラストタンクの防食を経済的に達
成することができている。
As is apparent from Table 1, the invention example (No. 1)
In (6), corrosion is effectively prevented by the synergistic effect of reducing the oxygen concentration in the tank space and controlling the steel surface temperature, and the corrosion rates are all less than 0.1 mm / y. Is suppressed to less than 2 mm, and particularly when the oxygen concentration in the tank space is lowered to 1 to 2% and the temperature of the steel material surface is controlled to be as low as 5 ° C, the corrosion rate is 0.01 mm / y. When the thickness is less than 0.2 mm, the corrosion thinning amount after 20 years is extremely remarkably suppressed to 0.2 mm. This means that, in general, when the life of the hull is 20 years, the one-side corrosion thinning allowance of the steel material constituting the ballast tank is 2 mm.
In view of the above, the corrosion protection of the ballast tank can be economically achieved without adopting a special corrosion protection method other than the present invention.

【0028】これに対し、酸素濃度を低減しても鋼材表
面温度を制御しない比較例(No. 7〜8)は、酸素濃度
を2%と低くしたにもかかわらず、鋼材表面温度が40
℃以上と高いため、その腐食速度が0.11mm/y以
上で、20年後の腐食減肉量が2mm以上となってお
り、また酸素濃度を5%にした比較例(No. 9)は同一
酸素濃度の本発明例と比べてその腐食速度が約3倍以上
で、20年後の腐食減肉量が4mm以上となり、バラス
トタンクの防食方法として十分でない。さらに、酸素濃
度および鋼材表面温度のいずれも制御しない比較例(N
o. 10)は、その腐食速度が0.39mm/yで、2
0年後の腐食減肉量は約8mm程度と極めて大きくなっ
ている。
On the other hand, in Comparative Examples (Nos. 7 to 8) in which the surface temperature of the steel material is not controlled even if the oxygen concentration is reduced, the steel surface temperature is 40% even though the oxygen concentration is as low as 2%.
Since it is as high as ℃ or more, its corrosion rate is 0.11 mm / y or more, the amount of corrosion thinning after 20 years is 2 mm or more, and the comparative example (No. 9) with an oxygen concentration of 5% is The corrosion rate is about 3 times or more as compared with the example of the present invention having the same oxygen concentration, and the corrosion thinning amount after 20 years becomes 4 mm or more, which is not sufficient as a corrosion preventing method for the ballast tank. Furthermore, a comparative example (N which controls neither oxygen concentration nor steel surface temperature)
o. 10) has a corrosion rate of 0.39 mm / y and 2
The amount of corrosion thinning after 0 years is extremely large, about 8 mm.

【0029】[0029]

【発明の効果】本発明によれば、バラストタンク内の空
間部分に比較的安価で低温の窒素ガスを注入充填して前
記空間部分の酸素濃度を低減すると同時に、この低温の
窒素ガスによって海水等に曝される鋼材表面温度を所定
の温度域に保持するという簡単な手段で、裸使用された
鋼材の腐食速度を低減させることができるため、本発明
は効率的かつ経済的な船舶のバラストタンクの防食方法
である。
According to the present invention, the space in the ballast tank is filled with relatively inexpensive and low temperature nitrogen gas to reduce the oxygen concentration in the space, and at the same time, the low temperature nitrogen gas enables seawater and the like to be discharged. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is an efficient and economical ballast tank for ships, because the corrosion rate of bare steel can be reduced by a simple means of keeping the surface temperature of the steel exposed to a predetermined temperature range. It is the anticorrosion method.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】実施例で使用した本発明の防食性試験装置の概
要を示す断面図である。
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an outline of an anticorrosion test device of the present invention used in an example.

【図2】実施例で使用した比較例の防食性試験装置の概
要を示す断面図である。
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an outline of a corrosion resistance test apparatus of a comparative example used in Examples.

【図3】実施例で使用した他の比較例の防食性試験装置
の概要を示す断面図である。
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an outline of another anticorrosion test device of a comparative example used in the examples.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 : バラストタンク 1a: タンク空間部 2 : バラスト海水 3 : 液体窒素タンク 4 : 気化器 5 : コントロールボックス 6 : 注入系統バルブ 7 : 排出系統バルブ 8 : 温度センサ 9 : 酸素濃度センサ 1: Ballast tank 1a: Tank space 2: Ballast seawater 3: Liquid nitrogen tank 4: Vaporizer 5: Control box 6: Injection system valve 7: Emission system valve 8: Temperature sensor 9: Oxygen concentration sensor

───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 上村 隆之 大阪府大阪市中央区北浜4丁目5番33号住 友金属工業株式会社内 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Takayuki Uemura 4-533 Kitahama, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】船舶のバラストタンク内の空間部にイナー
トガスを充満させてバラストタンク内の鋼構造部分を防
食する方法において、イナートガスとして窒素ガスを用
いるとともに、バラストタンク内部の鋼材表面温度を0
〜30℃に制御することを特徴とするバラストタンクの
防食方法。
1. In a method of filling a space in a ballast tank of a ship with inert gas to prevent corrosion of a steel structural part in the ballast tank, nitrogen gas is used as the inert gas, and the surface temperature of the steel material inside the ballast tank is 0.
A ballast tank anticorrosion method characterized by controlling at -30 ° C.
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