53rd Annual Underground
Corrosion Short Course
February 25-27, 2014
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
Register online at:
www.conf.purdue.edu/corrosion
53rd Annual Underground Corrosion Short Course
February 25-27, 2014 • Purdue University • West Lafayette, Indiana
Who Should Attend
Short-Course Registration Fee
Anyone interested in the causes of corrosion and its control should attend
this course. Engineers, corrosion technicians, construction foremen, and
maintenance foremen will find that this program fits their needs.
The registration fee is $135 per person through January 31, 2014. After that,
the fee is $150. The luncheon on Wednesday is included with registration.
Sections and Offerings
NEW Internal Corrosion Course – This new course will be offered
on Wednesday only. It will have industry experts presenting the latest
information on internal corrosion.
Hands-on Training Opportunity – On Tuesday, February 25, from
noon-3 p.m., there will be multiple hands-on training stations including
ultrasonic instrument and pit gauge measurements, line locating, setting
current interrupters in rectifiers, and taking the basic bond measurement.
Students will learn how to properly operate the equipment at each station.
Pipeline Integrity – This section discusses in-depth the various analytical
tools available for determining the cause of pipeline wall loss and structure.
As it relates to pipeline integrity, interpretation of DOT rule-making from
transmission and distribution viewpoints will be discussed.
Coatings School – Surface preparation and coating fundamentals will be
discussed. The course will address inspection techniques in the field and at
the coating mill, knowledge of proper coating selection, and hands-on field
application procedures. A voluntary test will be offered at the conclusion of
the course.
Basic Section – This section will provide a structured course, with an
optional test. It is designed to assist in the preparation for the Cathodic
Protection Tester Certification test.
Intermediate Section – This section will present NACE and DOT criteria,
an overview of pipeline coatings, and interference testing; an optional test
is offered.
Advanced Section – This section will present advanced techniques,
materials, and design; an optional test is offered. Please bring a scientific
calculator to class with you, there are some available on a first come basis.
Rectifier School – Corrosion technicians can learn about the fundamentals
of troubleshooting, maintenance, and operation of rectifiers. In the class,
students will be able to work physically with the equipment. A voluntary
test will be offered at the conclusion of the course.
Special Topics – This section will address current issues and problems
facing the industry, and will endeavor to find solutions.
Practical Applications of Corrosion Control – This course is designed for
operators, field laborers, and supervisors that want a basic understanding of
the concepts of corrosion. A lot of hands-on training and basic fundamentals
will be addressed.
The Corrosion Roundtable Forum will be conducted Tuesday afternoon,
February 25, 2014, from 4-5:30 p.m. This is an excellent opportunity to
compare corrosion practices.
Professional Development Hours (PDH)
PDH are available for the sessions identified as such. PDH are a standardized,
nationwide method of recognition for participation in approved, non-credit
educational activities. Attendance at the entire session (Basic, Intermediate,
Advanced, Rectifiers, or Practical Application) is required for credit.
Recordkeeping for your PDH requirements is your responsibility.
Program and Registration Information
For registration information, please contact:
Conference Registration
(866) 515-0023
confreg@purdue.edu
www.conf.purdue.edu/corrosion
For course content information, please contact:
Josh Brewer, General Chairman
(989) 772-8888
Joshb@bglas.com
www.corrosionshortcourse.com
You will receive an electronic confirmation letter, parking information, links
to maps, and other information.
Parking
Parking is available in the Grant Street Parking Garage, which is across the
street (east) from the Purdue Memorial Union. The daily fee is $10, with
hourly rates for lesser time. Parking is free to Union Club Hotel guests.
Please have your garage ticket validated at the Union Club desk prior to
leaving the garage.
Refunds
Refunds will be granted upon written request received by February 15, 2014.
Purdue University is not responsible for costs incurred due to cancellation.
Vendor Show
The ballroom at the Best Western (4343 State Road 26E, Lafayette) will
be the location for the Supplier Hospitality and Information Show. The
show will be held Tuesday and Wednesday from 6:30-9:30 pm. Join a
number of industry experts in a casual atmosphere to obtain the latest
information on CP services and products. Food and beverages will be
provided by the exhibitors. For your convenience, a shuttle bus between
the Purdue Memorial Union and the Best Western will be provided,
starting at 5:50 pm. The last bus will run at 9:30 p.m. (Best Western
to Purdue campus). For more information, contact John Williams at
j.williams@copperheadwire.com or (586) 747-5437.
Preferred Lodging
Union Club Hotel, Purdue Memorial Union .......................... 765-494-8900
or 800-320-6291
Best Western, Lafayette, I-65 and State Road 26 East .......... 765-447-0575
or 800-780-7234
Alternate Lodging
Comfort Inn, 4701 Meijer Court ........................................... 765-447-3434
Comfort Suites Hotel, 31 Frontage Road .............................. 765-447-0016
Preferred Lodging
Days Inn, I-65 and State Road 26 East.................................. 765-446-8558
A limited number of rooms will be available at both the Union Club Hotel
in the Purdue Memorial Union, adjacent to Stewart Center, and the Best
Western, Lafayette (host hotel), where the Vendor Show will be held. (A
shuttle bus will be available to take participants to Purdue; please check at
the hotel desk for information).
Fairfield Inn, State Road 26 East .......................................... 765-449-0083
Please mention this conference when registering at the Best Western.
There has been a block of rooms reserved for Purdue Corrosion Short Course
participants. You are urged to make housing reservations early.
Homewood Suites, 3939 State Rd 26 East............................ 765-448-9700
Hampton Inn, I-65 and State Road 26 East .......................... 765-447-1600
Hilton Garden Inn, Tapawingo Dr. and State Road 26........... 765-742-2100
Holiday Inn, 515 South Street .............................................. 765-423-1000
Quality Inn, 4221 State Road 26 East ................................... 765-447-3434
Sheraton Four Points, U.S. 52 and Cumberland .................... 765-463-5511
Towne Place Suites, 163 Frontage Road ............................... 765-446-8668
53rd Annual Underground Corrosion Short Course • Schedule
Information/Message Desk, outside Stewart Center, Room 218 • All times are Eastern Standard Time • All sessions in Stewart Center
Tuesday, February 25
Registration
Stewart Center in the East Foyer on the Main Floor
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Check-in registrations and receive materials and more information about the courses
Hands-On
Stewart Center Room 302
Noon-3 p.m.
This will be an open forum with multiple stations. Several knowledgeable industry professionals will be available to demonstrate, answer
questions, and help students use equipment at each station. The following stations will be available:
•
Galvanic anode display
•
Taking pipe-to-soil potentials
•
Rectifier
•
Current interrupter installation
•
Impressed current anode display
•
Bond test station
•
Ultrasonic measurement testing
•
Pit depth measurements
•
Coating thickness profile
•
Locating
Roundtable
Stewart Center Room 302
4-5:50 p.m.
Roundtable discussion. This is an open forum for students with any corrosion related question. Greg Alexander with AGLR will emcee this
event. Feel free to ask him anything.
Vendor Show
Best Western
6-9 p.m.
Shuttle bus will board at the Grant St. entrance of the Purdue Memorial Union (east side) starting at 5:50 p.m. on a rotating basis. Last bus
returning to PMU will board at 9:30 p.m.
Coating Quality Control
Neil Pitman
Lake Superior Coatings
MIC Basics
Tim Sievert
Historical Perspective of
Coating Principles
Jim Utley
Denso North America
PHMSA Draft Integrity
Verification Process
Mark Anderson,
QPS
ILI vs Hydro vs DA
Jim Walton,
Southern Cross
Sampling & Testing
Chris Kagarise
DNV
Pipeline Coatings
Jim Utley, Chair
STEW 302
Special Topics
Gary Walker, Chair
STEW 322
Pipeline Integrity
Ray Bingman, Chair
STEW 214 AB
Internal Corrosion
Nick Ashcraft, Chair
STEW 206
Black Powder
Dan Powell
Williams
ILI Support Services
Chris Hartnell,
Tulsa Inspection
Theory and Application
Bob Speck
Universal Rectifiers
Theory and Application
Bob Speck
Universal Rectifiers
Coatings
Doug Klingensmith
Unconventional Solutions
Rectifier School
Bob Speck, Chair
STEW 314
Introduction to Corrosion Control
Greg Alexander,
AGLR
Impressed Current CP Design,
Part 2
Keith Boswell
National Pipeline Services
Impressed Current CP Design,
Part 1
Keith Boswell
National Pipeline Services
Advanced Section
Al Daum, Chair
STEW 310
Practical Applications
of Corrosion Control
Greg Alexander, Chair
STEW 306
Rectifiers/Solar Panels, Part 2
Tim Jenkins,
Columbia Gas
Rectifiers/Solar Panels, Part 1
Tim Jenkins,
Columbia Gas
Intermediate Section
Tim Jenkins, Chair
STEW 214 CD
Corrosion Fundamentals
Brent Shuler
NIPSCO
Principals of Basic Electricity
John Fitzgerald III,
Corrpro Consultant
Period 2
10:45 – 12:00
Basic Section
Ned Gisel, Chair
STEW 218
Period 1
9:15 – 10:30
PMU
Ballroom
PMU
Ballroom
PMU
Ballroom
PMU
Ballroom
PMU
Ballroom
PMU
Ballroom
PMU
Ballroom
PMU
Ballroom
PMU
Ballroom
Lunch
12:00 – 1:00
IC Monitoring
Dan Powell
Williams
Materials Degradation
Pam Moreno
DNV
Case Study – Stray Current
Donnie Earnest
Enable Midstream
Importance of Coating
Specifications
Ken Davis
Ameren
Theory and Application
Bob Speck
Universal Rectifiers
Coating Hands-On
Doug Klingensmith
Unconventional Solutions
Cathodic Protection Installation
Nathan Wood
BGL Asset Services
Impressed Current Anode Systems
Eric Langelund
Consultant
Corrosion Control
Brent Shuler
NIPSCO
Period 3
1:15 – 2:30
Visual Inspection
Lynsay Bensman
DNV
AC Mitigation
Charlie Hall
Mesa
ACVG vs DCVG
Jim Walton
Southern Cross
Paint Basics
Tony Ippolito
Sherwin-Williams
Theory and Application
Bob Speck
Universal Rectifiers
CP
Ken Davis
Ameren
Deep Anode Cathodic
Protection Design
Nathan Wood
BGL Asset Services
Inspection Techniques
Nick Ashcraft
S&ME
Robotic Inspection for Un-piggable
Gas Pipelines
Pipetel
Advances in AC Modeling
Rogilio de las Casas
RUST
Casing Inspections & Evaluation
Kelley Barron
Tapecoat/Chase
Theory and Application
Bob Speck
Universal Rectifiers
CP
Ken Davis
Ameren
Soil Resistivity Testing for
CP Design
Al Daum
Wright Patterson AFB
Interference Testing DC, Part 1
Tim Jenkins
Columbia Gas
Fundamentals of Cathodic
Protection, Part 2
Josh Brewer / John Fitzgerald
Fundamentals of Cathodic
Protection, Part 1
Josh Brewer
BGL Asset Services
Galvanic Anode Systems
Scott Kriger
Columbia Gas
Period 5
4:15 – 5:30
Period 4
2:45 – 4:00
Check-in registration begins at 7:00 a.m. in Stewart Center in the East Foyer.
General Session is scheduled 8:00-9:00 a.m. in Stewart Center on the Main Floor in Fowler Hall.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Hands-On Training
Bob Speck
Universal Rectifiers
Atmospheric Coating Inspection
TBD
Isolating Pipelines & Casing Seals
Jay Kelsden
GPT Pikotek
3D Laser Corrosion Scanning
Mike Fitzpatrick
Acuren
Hands-On Training
Bob Speck
Universal Rectifiers
Coating Application Problems Lessons
Learned
Jim Utley
Denso North America
Assessing Cased Pipelines
Kurt Lawson
Mears
Challenges of Low Flow
Pressure Pipelines
Jeff Harris
Rosen
Rectifier School
Bob Speck, Chair
STEW 314
Pipeline Coatings
Jim Utley, Chair
STEW 302
Special Topics
Gary Walker, Chair
STEW 322
Pipeline Integrity
Ray Bingman, Chair
STEW 214 AB
Test Stations & Potential Measurements
Greg Alexander
AGLR
Galvanic Anode CP Design, Part 2
Rogelio de las Casas
RUST
Electrical Isolation
Greg Alexander
AGLR
Galvanic Anode CP Design, Part 1
Rogelio de las Casas
RUST
Advanced Section
Al Daum, Chair
STEW 310
Interference Testing AC, Part 2
John Fitzgerald III
Corrpro Consultant
Cathodic Protections Measurement
Basics, Part 2
TBD
Period 7
9:30 – 10:45
Practical Applications
of Corrosion Control
Greg Alexander, Chair
STEW 306
Interference Testing AC, Part 1
John Fitzgerald III
Corrpro Consultant
Cathodic Protections Measurement
Basics, Part 1
TBD
Intermediate Section
Tim Jenkins, Chair
STEW 214 CD
Basic Section
Ned Gisel, Chair
STEW 218
Period 6
8:00 – 9:15
Refreshments
STEW 204 and 313
Refreshments
STEW 204 and 313
Refreshments
STEW 204 and 313
Refreshments
STEW 204 and 313
Refreshments
STEW 204 and 313
Refreshments
STEW 204 and 313
Refreshments
STEW 204 and 313
Refreshments
STEW 204 and 313
Break
10:45 – 11:15
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Emergency Pipeline Repair Solutions
Dick Gallagher
TD Williamson
Decoupler Interactions with CIS
Mike Tachick
Dairyland
Hands-On Field Coating
Demonstration
Several
Hands-On Training
Bob Speck
Universal Rectifiers
Rectifier Inspections & Resistivity
Measurements
Mark James
QPS
Exam Preparation /
Group Problem-Solving Exercise
Interference Testing DC, Part 2
Tim Jenkins
Columbia Gas
Monitoring Cathodic Protection
John Fitzgerald III
Corrpro Consultant
Period 8
11:15 – 12:15
Rountable
STEW 214
Rountable
STEW 214
Voluntary Exam
Voluntary Exam
Voluntary Exam
Voluntary Exam
Voluntary Exam
Voluntary Exam
Period 9
12:30 – 1:30
Fitzgerald Award
The Fitzgerald Award is the highest honor a Purdue Underground Corrosion Short Course student can receive. It has been awarded to a deserving student since 2004.
This award is not given out every year, as some years no student is able to meet the criteria.
John Fitzgerald III, the award’s namesake is a 1955 graduate of Yale University, professional engineer, a NACE Corrosion Specialist, and has been involved with corrosion
work since 1959. He is a NACE International Fellow and has authored over 75 technical papers. John served as NACE International president from 1990 to 1991. He
continues to be active in several short courses...including this one. You may see him instructing one of your classes this year.
Pierce Award
The Pierce Award is an honor presented to a committee member or an individual that contributes to and adds value to the Purdue Underground Corrosion Short
Course. 2013 was its inaugural year.
Jay Pierce began with the Purdue Underground Corrosion Short Course in 1980. He chaired the Power and Communications Section from 1985 and served 7 years
as General Chairman. Jay is currently an advisor and liaison to the University.
Purdue Corrosion Short Course Planning Committee and Sponsors
Hands-on Section
Special Topics
Advisers
Mike Mertes, Nipsco
Gary Walker, CPM
Basic Section
Pipeline Integrity Section
Ned Gisel, (ANR) TransCanada Pipeline
Ray Bingman, Vectren Energy
Intermediate Section
Testing
Tim Jenkins, Columbia Gas
Brad Malcolm, Nipsco
Advanced Section
Vendor Representative
Al Daum, Wright Patterson AFB
John Williams, Copperhead
Practical Application
Historian
Jeff Brown, Buckeye Pipeline
Jim Stahlhut, Vectren
Larry Holwell, Vectren
Mike Mertes, Nipsco
Jay Pierce, Purdue University
Jim Utley, Denso North America
Ned Gisel, (ANR) TransCanada Pipeline
Mike Placzek, Spectra
Tim Swinhart, Jo-Carroll
Bill Fields, Ohio Valley Gas Corporation
Phil Swinhart, Swinhart Corrosion Control
Jim Shank
Greg Alexander, AGLR
Bill Fields, Ohio Valley Gas Corporation
Rectifier Section
General Chairman
Bob Speck, Universal Rectifiers
Josh Brewer, BGL Asset Services
Coatings School
Vice Chairman
Jim Utley, Denso North America
Ray Bingman, Vectren Energy
Sponsors
Purdue Physical Facilities Utilities Department
Indiana Corrosion Society
Ohio Corrosion Committee
NACE International – Southwest Ohio Section
NACE International – Detroit Chapter
Chicago Regional Committee on Underground Corrosion
Michigan Electrolysis Committee
NOTE: Purdue University, the planning committee, and the committee officers are not responsible for statements made by the speakers.
53rd Annual Underground Corrosion Short Course
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February 25-27, 2014
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