A series of experimental demonstrations to confirm the measurements required to understand the distribution of electrical energy resulting from the corrosion reaction reaching equilibrium following Gibbs Free Energy and the laws of thermodynamics. The universal tendency of everything to revert to it's natural chaotic state. (entropy)

Roger Alexander, Cathodic Protection Network Scientist
with Corrosion Control Engineers

Abstract

Setting up the demonstration

Accellerated corrosion is caused by electrical charges dissolving the metal as they pass from the metal to the electrolyte. It is essential to understand how Ohms Law and Kirchhoff's Laws control the paths of electrical currents when we apply cathodic protection.