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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) Diego Forlan converted a penalty in the fourth minute of injury time to give Uruguay a 2-1 win at Ecuador on Saturday to keep its World Cup hopes alive.
Forlan sent the ball into the top of goal after Ecuador goalkeeper Marcelo Elizaga tripped up Edinson Cavani inside the area.
Antonio Valencia gave the hosts the lead at the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium in the 68th minute with a sharp header. But Uruguay struck back a minute later to equalize when Luis Suarez poked Forlan's centering pass across goal and under Elizaga.
Uruguay has 24 points, one less than fourth-place Argentina which beat Peru 2-1. Ecuador has 23 and is still in contention.
The two neighbors will meet Wednesday to decide the last automatic spot for next year's finals.
Ecuador's hopes of reaching South Africa finals were hugely damaged as it dropped from fourth place to sixth on 23 points. It will also play its final match against Chile without starting midfielders Valencia and Cristian Noboa, who are both suspended.
Ecuador opened the scoring when Valencia met Jefferson Montero's floated cross with a firm header at the far post to send the ball in from the tightest of angles.
The Ecuadoreans had barely finished celebrating when Luis Suarez equalized.
The game looked to be heading for a draw until Ecuador goalkeeper Elizaga fouled Edison Cavani in the area and Forlan buried the resulting penalty.
Atletico Madrid striker Forlan was the first to threaten goal with a 5th minute strike diverted behind for a corner by Elizaga.
Suarez also went close to opening the scoring in the 12th minute, pouncing on a loose ball in the area and forcing Elizaga into a save with his feet.
Winger Alvaro Pereira released Forlan for another opportunity in the 27th minute, but the Uruguayan striker shot wide as Elizaga rushed out of goal.
Ecuador, hoping to reach a third consecutive World Cup finals, wasted several chances, with Cristian Benitez the main culprit.
Ecuador: Marcelo Elizaga, Neicer Reasco, Ivan Hurtado, Giovanni Espinoza (Jorge Guagua, 79), Walter Ayovi, Cristian Noboa (Jefferson Montero, 57), Antonio Valencia, Edison Mendez, Segundo Castillo, Christian Benitez y Felipe Caicedo (Edmundo Zura, 65).
Uruguay: Fernando Muslera, Andres Scotti, Diego Lugano, MartDin Caceres, Diego Perez (Sebastian Eguren, 72), Walter Gargano, Maximiliano Pereira, Alvaro Pereira, Jorge Rodriguez (Jorge Fucile, 59), Luis Suarez (Edinson Cavani, 83) y Diego Forlan.
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NL East shake-up
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Still, it's hard not to be encouraged by what we saw from the Mets in these first three games, as they swept the Atlanta Braves over the weekend. And if you're a Braves fan, you have to be at least a bit concerned by what you saw. The voters of the ESPN.com Power Rankings were clearly moved by the results of the series, as they now have the Mets at No. 17, ahead of the Braves at No. 23. Sounds crazy, yes, but if a year ago today you had said: "The Arizona Diamondbacks are the best team in the NL West," you would have been laughed at. But it turned out to be true in 2011. So for 2012, is there a chance the Mets are actually the better team?
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Altered Votive Candle Holder
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Planning a wedding? Check out this fantastic project from scrapbooking expert Lisa M. Pace of It's in the Details for altered votive candle holders. Inexpensive materials include white tissue paper and buttons, and the result is simply stunning.
- Clear Votive Holder
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- Mini Alphabet Stamp Set
- Black Ink Pad
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- 1 – White Button
- 3 – Self Adhesive Pearls
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- Adhesive
Wrap white tissue paper around entire votive holder and trim tissue paper from the top.
Apply Collage Pauge Instant Decoupage (Matte) with a paint brush until all the tissue paper is attached to the votive holder, let dry.
Once dry trim off any remaining tissue paper that is not flush with the top of the votive holder.
Cut white seam binding or ribbon to approximately 30" in length, find the center of the ribbon, wrap around the votive starting at the front cross in the back and bring seam binding or ribbon back to the front again, tie a knot, place a single flower or small bunch of flowers on top of the knot and tie a bow.
Apply three self adhesive Pearls onto a white button, attach button to bow center.
Stamp monogram onto jewelry tag using black ink.
Attach jewelry tag around the flower bunch.
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I love this idea! You can get the votives at any dollar store or craft store, and you can reuse them by swapping out the ribbon and flower(s) for a sprig of holly and christmas ribbon, an autumn leaf or pinecone and pretty fall colored ribbon, theres so much you can do with this idea! Very versitile. I made these for my sisters wedding. Hers was beach themed (got married on the beach) so I used the white tissue paper, blue ribbon, a couple small flowers to compliment her bouquet, and instead of the button in the middle of the bow, I glued a pretty tan colored sea shell. I placed these votives on white saucers filled with sand.
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Novel rubber-based adhesive coatings adapted for use as a primer coating for pipelines, which coatings include a reagent which inhibits formation of hydroxide ions resulting from electrons generated by cathodic protection, and novel protective pipewrap systems including same.
1. A protective pipewrap system for metal pipes consisting essentially of, in combination:
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(2) a primer coating comprising at least one elastomer, at least one tackifying resin, and a reagent which inhibits formation of hydroxide ions resulting from electrons generated by cathodic protection, said reagent being present in an amount effective to inhibit cathodic disbondment.
2. A pipewrap system as defined in claim 1 wherein said primer coating includes an organic solvent.
3. A pipewrap system as defined in claim 2 wherein said adhesive tape comprises a polyethylene backing material carrying a layer of butyl rubber adhesive.
4. A pipewrap system as defined in claim 3 wherein said elastomer in said primer coating is natural rubber.
5. A pipewrap system as defined in claim 2 wherein said reagent is an electrochemical reaction inhibitor that slows the reaction producing hydroxide by interfering with the transport of said electrons from the metal pipe surface.
6. A pipewrap system as defined in claim 1 wherein said reagent is from the class of reagents which interfere with the diffusion of monovalent cations.
7. A pipewrap system as defined in claim 1 wherein said reagent is sodium silicate.
8. A pipewrap system as defined in claim 1 wherein said reagent is calcium phosphate.
9. A method for protecting inground metal pipes wherein the surface of said pipe is first coated with a primer coating and thereafter an adhesive tape is applied over said primer coating to provide a protective pipewrap, said pipe being subjected to cathodic protection and said pipewrap in turn being subjected to cathodic disbondment,
the improvement wherein said primer coating includes an effective amount of a reagent for inhibiting formation of hydroxide ions resulting from electrons generated by said cathodic protection, whereby to inhibit cathodic disbondment.
10. A method as defined in claim 9 wherein said reagent is selected from the group consisting of: (1) electrochemical reaction inhibitors for slowing the reaction producing hydroxide by interfering with the transport of said electrons from the metal pipe surface; and (2) reagents which interfere with the diffusion of monovalent cations.
11. A method as defined in claim 10 wherein said primer coating comprises a mixture of solid components including at least one rubber compound.
12. A method as defined in claim 11 wherein said mixture comprises a natural rubber and a tackifying resin for increasing adhesion.
13. A method as defined in claim 12 wherein said adhesive tape comprises a rubber-based adhesive carried by a backing material.
14. A method as defined in claim 13 wherein said reagent is sodium silicate.
15. A method as defined in claim 13 wherein said reagent is calcium phosphate.
This application is a division of Ser. No. 053,427 filed Apr. 30, 1987.
The present invention relates to protective coatings for metal pipelines and, more particularly, to anti-corrosion coatings for pipelines intended for inground implantation.
Various protective pipeline coatings are well-known in the art. In addition, as is required by federal regulations in the United States, all major pipelines are provided with cathodic protection in order to markedly decrease failures due to corrosion. During pipe coating applications, breaks or imperfections in the coating tend to occur. The imposed negative charge of this cathodic protection on the pipeline protects these areas where these breaks or "holidays" exist in the coating or where holiday subsequently develop.
Unfortunately, however, due in part to the moisture and mineral matter in the soil, the negative charge causes undercutting and disbonding of the coating system at the holidays at a faster rate than would occur if the charge were not present. Loose coating will increase the electrical power requirements on a pipeline and in badly damaged areas corrosion may result due to the difficulty of maintaining the proper charges on all areas of the pipe.
For these reasons, the pipeline coating art has heretofore devoted considerable attention to the task of providing cathodic disbondment resistance to the various protective coating systems employed.
While not intended to be a complete survey of the art of preventing cathodic disbondment, the following patents are believed to be fairly illustrative.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,876,606 issued to Kehr relates to thermosetting epoxy resin powders for coating metal articles which are said to exhibit exceedingly good resistance to disbondment. In accordance with the invention, the epoxy resin composition comprises a homogenous blend of a polyglycidyl ether of a polyhydric phenol having a softening point of 70�-120� C., a specified dihydrazide hardening agent, and, as the essential novelty, at least 15% by volume of barium sulfate and/or calcium carbonate, up to one-third of which may be substituted by mica powder.
According to the patentee, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,102,043 and 3,578,615 cited therein, appear to indicate that certain fillers for powdered epoxy resin, especially mica powder, improve resistance to disbondment.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,009,224 issued to Warnken also relates to epoxy resin powders used to provide protective coatings, especially for petroleum pipelines, the essence of the invention apparently being incorporating a copolymer of vinyl acetate and ethylene.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,027,059 issued to Koons relates to specified asphalt-based compositions for coating and for patching coatings on pipelines consisting of a precursor composition comprising asphalt, at least one polyhydroxy polymer, at least one polyhydroxy compound, at least one polyamine, at least one solvent and optionally, at least one filler. This precursor composition, where combined with at least one polyisocyanate is said to form a composition especially useful for coating and for patch coating and which is said to provide resistance to cathodic disbonding upon cure.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,133,352 also issued to Koons relates to primer coatings for asphalt-based pipe coatings which will improve the properties of the asphalt-based coatings, particularly their hot line adhesion and cathodic disbonding resistance. The primer coating comprises a solution of chlorinated rubber and aromatic petroleum pitch in a solvent.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,192,697 describes a method for protecting pipes which is said to exhibit no loss of bond when tested in accordance with ASTM G8-69T, which method comprises wrapping helically over the pipe a hot fabric strip impregnated with a hot molten adhesive, e.g. asphaltic bitumen, coal tar or rubber containing asphaltic bitumen and coal tar, and then overwrapping with a strip of plasticized polyvinyl chloride sheet, under tension, to form a sheathing.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,213,486 issued to Samour et al (and assigned to the assignee of the instant application) describes a pipewrap system having improved cathodic disbondment properties wherein the pipe is first coated with an epoxy and thereafter a flexible tape outerwrap is applied, the tape preferably a flexible tape outerwrap is applied, the tape preferably being a hot melt or pressure-sensitive adhesive carried on a polyolefinic layer.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,455,204 discloses an adhesive coating for pipes having improved resistance to cathodic disbondment comprising an adhesive component and a specified hydrazine derivative.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,523,141 and a division thereof, U.S. Pat. No. 4,589,275, both issued to Thomas et al and assigned to the instant assignee, is directed to test procedures for determining whether the outer barrier layer in a pipewrap system is in fact free from pinholes or other small discontinuities which can induce cathodic disbondment, so that any necessary repairs can be made before the pipe is laid in the ground. In accordance with the claims of the parent case, U.S. Pat. No. 4,523,14, the method for detecting pinholes in a pipecoating having a thermal insulating layer and an outer barrier layer by measuring electrical conductivity or resistivity along the face of the barrier layer is improved if an electroconductive intermediate layer is interposed between and bonded to the insulating and barrier layers. In accordance with the divisional case, U.S. Pat. No. 4,589,275, the intermediate layer for facilitating testing can be electroconductive, smooth surfaced or of a color contrasting to the barrier layer.
As was previously alluded to, the aforementioned patents are not intended to constitute a comprehensive state of the art pertaining to prevention of cathodic disbondment. They are, however, considered to be fairly illustrative of the state of the art known to Applicant.
Particularly efficacious systems for protecting metal pipes and the like are those comprising a rubber-based primer coating and a rubber-based adhesive tape outer wrap. While these rubber-based pipewraps provide exceptionally fine protection against corrosion and other degradative environmental forces, the cathodic protection voltage applied to the inground pipeline will nevertheless cause at least some cathodic disbondment to occur. Accordingly, there is a need for some means for inhibiting or preventing cathodic disbondment in these rubber-based pipewrap systems.
The task of this invention may accordingly be said to be to provide protection against cathodic disbondment to a pipewrap system comprising a rubber-based primer coating applied to the surface of the pipe and an outer rubber-based adhesive tape wrapped over the primer coating.
In accordance with the present invention, the aforementioned task is solved in an efficient and elegant manner by including in the per se known rubber-based primer coating formulations an effective amount of a reagent which inhibits formation of hydroxide ions resulting from electrons generated by cathodic protection, especially diffusing sodium ions.
As was mentioned previously, the present invention is directed to the task of preventing cathodic disbondment in rubber-based pipewrap systems. Such systems include a rubber-based primer coating which is first applied to the surface of the metal pipe, e.g. by spraying, brushing, dipping or rugging; and a rubber-based adhesive tape which is then wound over the thus applied primer coating.
A typical rubber-based primer coating will comprise a solution or dispersion of reclaimed natural rubber and at least one tackifier in a volatile solvent.
A typical rubber-based adhesive tape will comprise a suitable backing material, e.g. a polyolefin such as polyethylene carrying a layer of a butyl rubber coating, e.g. a blend or homogenous mixture of virgin butyl rubber and/or halogenated butyl rubber alone or in combination with reclaimed butyl rubber and at least one tackifying resin. As is well known in the art, the adhesive coating may also contain various additives providing specific desired functions, e.g. antioxidants, bactericides, fillers, pigments, etc.
One rubber-based pipewrap system of this general description to which the present invention is directed is the system described and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,472,231 wherein the butyl rubber adhesive tape includes a small amount of crosslinking activator. In such a system, in situ crosslinking occurs in the primer and adhesive coatings as well as the primer/adhesive interface to provide an improved pipewrap system.
However, in its broadest aspect, the present invention is directed to rubber-based coatings in general, whether natural or synthetic rubber.
Currently, rubber-based adhesives may contain a wide variety of component materials such as elastomers, resins or tackifiers, fillers, plasticizers and softeners, antioxidants, curing agents, sequestering agents, biocides, etc.
The elastomer may be defined as a polymeric material having rubber-like properties. More specifically, an elastomer is a natural or synthetic polymer which exhibits high extensibility and quick, forceful recovery. Examples of those polymers which function as base elastomers in adhesive applications include natural rubber, cyclized rubber, styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBR), acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer (NBR), chlorinated rubber, polychloroprene (neoprene), rubber hydrochloride, polysulfide rubber, carboxylic elastomers, silicone rubber, polyurethane rubber, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), reclaimed rubber, butyl rubber, polyisoprene (synthetic natural rubber), polyisobutylene, ethylene-propylene-diene monomer terpolymer rubber (EPDM), etc.
While in theory any of the aforementioned elastomers may be employed as rubber component in the primer coating and/or adhesive tape wrap for protecting pipelines, from a practical standpoint it may be said that the rubber component for the primer will typically comprise natural rubber; and the rubber component for the adhesive tape will typically comprise butyl rubber or a blend of butyl rubbers, e.g. virgin butyl and reclaimed butyl rubber.
Irrespective of the particular elastomer or blend of elastomers employed, the formulation for the primer coating as well as for the tape will also include at least one tackifying resin for increased adhesion. As examples of such tackifiers heretofore known and marketed to the adhesive industry for such purposes, mention may be made of the following: rosins such as gum, wood or tall oil rosin; modified rosins, e.g. polymerized rosin or hydrogenerated rosin; rosin esters such as pentaerythritol-wood rosin, glycerine-hydrogenated rosin, glycerine-highly stabilized rosin, and pentaerythritol-highly stabilized rosin; polymerized petroleum hydrocarbons, e.g. cycloaliphatic hydrogenerated olefins, olefins, aliphatic petroleum hydrocarbons, modified aromatic hydrocarbons, dicyclopentadiene, mixed olefins, alkyl-aromatic petroleum hydrocarbons, modified aromatic hydrocarbons; polymerized terpenes such as alpha-pinene, d-limonene, beta-pinene, terpene, etc.; miscellaneous resins such as alph-methyl styrene-vinyltoluene, alpha-methyl styrene, styrene, terpene phenolic, coumarone-indenes, etc.; and metallic resinates such as mixed calcium/zinc (e.g. Pexate 329, Pexate 549, Zitro, Zirex or Zinar) and zinc resinates (such as Pexate 511, Pexate 510E or Pexate 508E), etc.
As previously noted, the adhesive formulations may typically include other materials performing specific desired functions. As illustrations of such additives, mention may be made of fillers such as carbon black, zinc oxide, clays, chalk, whitings, calcium silicate, barium sulfate and the like in order to reduce the cost, increase the specific gravity, and/or to raise the viscosity; plasticizers and softeners such as mineral oil, lanolin, etc.; antioxidants, e.g. aromatic amine antioxidants, substituted phenols, hydroquinone (p-dihydroxybenzene), etc.; curing agents such as sulfur, organic peroxides and the like; accelerators; sequestering agents; biocides such as bactericides, etc.
The outerwrap adhesive tape may, for example, comprise a rubber-based adhesive of the foregoing general description coated at a thickness on the order of 5-30 mils on a suitable backing material, preferably a polyolefin such as polyethylene, on the order of 9-20 mils thick. Greater or lesser thicknesses are also known, and the aforementioned thicknesses are for purposes of illustration.
By way of recapitulation, the present invention is applicable to the per se known rubber-based pipewrap systems comprising a primer coating applied to the metal pipe surface and an overlying adhesive tape wrapped over the primer coating, e.g. spirally wound over the primer, to provide a protective coating for the pipe.
Since so-called rubber-based pipewraps of the foregoing description, e.g. those rubber-based primer coating/adhesive tape systems of the prior art, will to varying degrees be subject to cathodic disbondment, the task of the present invention may be simply stated to be to provide these rubber-based systems with significantly improved resistance to cathodic disbondment.
In accordance with the invention described and claimed in the related application, Ser. No. 042,136 filed Apr. 24, 1987, this task is solved by incorporating in the primer coating a silane coupling agent providing improved bond strength between the primer/pipe surface as well as between the primer/adhesive tape wrap, the hydrophobic nature of the resulting bond further providing increased resistance of this interface to alkali attack, thereby increasing resistance to cathodic disbondment.
The present invention provides an alternate procedure for solving this task, namely by incorporating in the primer coating a reagent which inhibits formation of hydroxide ions resulting from electrons generated by cathodic protection.
Although the exact nature of the interfacial bond between the adhesive tape and the metal pipe surface (i.e. the bonds formed by opposed surfaces of the primer coating) is not known, it is believed that the formation of hydroxide occurs by the following reactions by which hydroxyl ions are first formed and the hydroxyl ions then react with diffusing soluble cations notably sodium and/or calcium to form the corrosive hydroxide.
4e- +2H2 O+O2 →4OH- ( 1)
4OH- +4Na+ →4NaOH (2)
It has been found, for example, that the pH under the tape at the holiday site can be high as pH 14 as a consequence of the above reactions which can occur at cathodic sites on metal surfaces in air or on buried pipelines wherever a non-intentional break in the pipecoating is present.
From the foregoing equations, it will be seen that the formation of the deleterious hydroxide requires the presence of water, oxygen and a cation such as sodium, as well as the presence of electrons supplied by the metal substrate as a function of the imposed negative charge from the cathodic protection. It is believed that transport of these reactants through the electrolyte is relatively rapid, even in soil, thus resulting in the aforementioned reaction to produce hydroxide. If the cation, e.g. sodium ion, is not present to neutralize the hydroxyl ion (equation (2)), the build-up of charge will stop the disbondment-producing reaction.
It follows from what has been said that the presence of any reagent which retards or inhibits the presence of hydroxide ions at the defect (holiday) site will in turn inhibit cathodic disbondment.
One class of reagents for inhibiting cathodic disbondment are reagents which act as an electrochemical reaction inhibitor that slows the reaction producing hydroxide by interfering with the transport of electrons through the metal/electrolyte solution interface. A preferred reagent of this description is sodium silicate. As examples of other such reagents, mention may be made of zinc, sodium or potassium chromates, nitrates and borates.
Another class of materials for inhibiting hydroxide formation and the resulting cathodic disbondment are those reagents which interfere with the diffusion of monovalent cations, e.g. sodium ions. Such reagents may also, at least to some extent, serve as electrochemical reaction inhibitors slowing the transport of electrons. A preferred material of this description, and the preferred material in the practice of this invention, is calcium phosphate. Other useful reagents for inhibiting the diffusion of monovalent cations include sodium tripolyphosphate (STP), as well as others known in the art.
The amount of inhibitor to be employed will vary and is not capable of precise quantitative definition. The selection of optium amounts of a given inhibitor to be incorporated in the primer coating will in the light of this description, nevertheless involve only mere routine experimentation within the expected judgement of the skilled worker utilizing standard test procedures for determining the extent of cathodic disbondment, as will be detailed hereinafter.
By way of illustration, however, it can be stated in general that best results are obtained with amounts of inhibitor on the order of about 0.5 to about 25% by weight, based on the total weight of solids in the primer coating.
In any event, since precise quantification is not feasible, the essence of the present invention can be described as the concept of incorporating in the rubber-based primer coating an effective amount of reagent inhibiting formation of hydroxide. As used herein and in the appended claims, the term "effective amount" connotes an amount effective to inhibit cathodic disbondment significantly if not to prevent it entirely, i.e. an amount which will provide significant improvement or reduction in cathodic disbondment.
The primer coatings of this invention may be prepared in per se known manner by forming a solution or homogenous dispersion of the individual components, including inhibitor, in a suitable volatile organic solvent or mixture of solvents, e.g. heptane, toluene, etc.
The following examples show by way of illustration and not by way of limitation the practice of the present invention in preventing cathodic disbondment.
As a control, a primer coating was prepared similar to that described in Col. 6 of the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 4,472,231, comprising the following proportions of ingredients:
______________________________________Natural Rubber (Reclaim) 10.29 gms.Hydrocarbon Tackifier (Zirex) 8.64 gms.Toluene 4.94 gms.Heptane 76.13 gms. 100.00 gms.______________________________________
In accordance with the standard test procedure of The American Society for Testing and Materials for cathodic disbonding of pipeline coatings, ASTM G8-85, a pipewrap consisting of the primer coating of Example 1 and a "Polyken" (trademark of The Kendall Company) 980-25 butyl rubber adhesive tape pipewrap was tested for cathodic disbondment. In this test procedure, a steel pipe having a two inch (5 cm) diameter and 24 inches (61 cm) long was first coated with a primer coating, after which the Polyken 980-25 tape was machine wrapped over the coated pipe. Three holidays a quarter of an inch (0.64 cm) in diameter were drilled through the tape about 4 inches (10 cm) apart and 4 inches from the bottom seal. Each holiday is cleaned with a swab soaked in heptane to remove all primer coating from the steel pipe. The test is conducted in 25 gallons (95 L) of electrolyte (1% each of sodium chloride, sodium sulfate and sodium carbonate) held in a plastic container, two feet (61 cm) in diameter. The test sample is suspended in the electrolye and electrically connected to a magnesium anode. A potential of -1.5 volts is established and this potential is maintained for a thirty (30) day test period at which time the sample is removed and examined. The averaged disbonded area measured for the three holidays is recorded.
Repeated tests of the Polyken tape system, as described above, exhibit the following ranges of disbonded areas (in square inches) after 30, 60 and 90 day periods:
______________________________________No. Days Disbonded Area (in2)______________________________________30 0.70-1.0060 1.50-2.0090 2.50-3.00______________________________________
In general, it can be stated that the tape system exhibits about one square inch of disbondment for each month of the test.
A series of tests were run in the aforementioned manner against a control (no inhibitor), incorporating in the control primer various amounts of inhibitor. The test results for the particular inhibitors and their amounts are set forth in the following table.
In the following example, a control system (no inhibitor) and one containing an inhibitor of this invention were installed at a test site in Texas.
Three samples of metal pipe were first coated with a primer containing no inhibitor and an adhesive tape wrap was then applied over the primer coating as recited in Example 1 to provide three control samples. Three test samples were prepared in the same manner, except that the primer coating contained 5.0 grams of calcium phosphate. The respective samples were then buried for twelve (12) months, after which they were dug up and evaluated for cathodic disbondment. The three control samples exhibited an average disbondment of 2.5 square inches; whereas the test samples (containing calcium phosphate) showed an average disbondment of 1.7 square inches, a 32% improvement.
Since certain changes may be made without departing from the scope for the invention herein described, it is intended that all matter contained in the foregoing description, including the examples, shall be taken as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
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Great Service and Location
I was a little worried about some of the negative reviews that i read on this site before i stayed here, but i am happy to report that we had a wonderful experience at the Mayfair hotel. First, the location: very quiet location with a metro stop near by. There are 4 linees that use this stop - it was very easy to get around town and felt very safe. It is pretty close to everything - being very centrally located. Second, the service: A note about the French - I found that if you try to speak a little French (I don't know any outside of the greetings) the people are very very friendly. I found this to be true everywhere. I found no anti-american attitudes or racism ( i was surprised - this was noted in the Let's Go - Paris). The desk staff was very helpful. They made restaurant reservations for us and greeted us warmly when came and left. The continental breakfast was ok. The waiter there was very nice and attentive. Third, the room: Fairly good size by european standards with all the usual amenities. The bathroom was particularly large and recently redone. The bed was comfy enough. All in all, I would definitely stay at the Mayfair again and I recommend it without reservation.
Great location
We stayed at he Mayfair in February 2003. We were very pleased with the accommodations. The room was average in size (not too small) and clean.
The staff was helpful and courteous. However, I was also stuck with the internet charge after inadvertantly messing with the system. I did not argue it and figured lesson learned. The hotel is in an excellent location for sight seeing.
Watch your bill and credit card!
Only after a long battle, did the management of this hotel finally agree to remove some charges from our bill which we had not incurred.
Breakfast charges had been increased in the form of dishes we did not order and mystery drinks appeared on our room bill. The staff and management were hostile as well. If you plan on using this hotel, pay in cash and check your credit card statement closely.
A real gem
I stayed 6 nights at the Mayfair Hotel in Sept. 2003 and had a wonderful time. This was my first trip to Paris. I found the location to be ideal for reaching any Paris destination. The room was spacious, clean and attractive, the hotel staff very courteous and helpful, and the breakfast delicious. I was thoroughly happy with this choice.
First class accommodation!
We stayed at the Mayfair Hotel last week, for 6 nights. This is THE best location if you are going to Paris to see the sights. The metro is just around the corner. The shops from the souvenir items to the most expensive by Place Vendome are steps away. The hotel is very quaint. We stayed in Room 28. Separate bedroom from the bathroom. Has full tub. Great to soak in after miles of seeing Paris! by foot! The staff speaks English. Our favorite is Joaquim - he served us breakfast daily and very congenial to everyone! We noticed the guests to be on the uppity side, being it in the 1st arrondisement. They were mostly business people. We noticed people from Spain, Italy, France, and of course the U.S. We were the younger guests (i think!) and we are in our late 30's. The continental breakfast which came with our hotel/trip from go-today was just perfect! fresh squeezed orange juice, chocolait croissant, baguette!! I will definitely come back to stay at this hotel again! loved it- loved it- loved it!!!!!!!!... Oh by the way, the room that we had, had chandeliers and humongous windows with classic draperies!..... The posted room rate on the hotel room is 330 Euros.
Excellent Hotel
I stayed at the Mayfair for 6 nights in April 2003 and could not have been more satisfied with the hotel. The room was a good size with adequate "counter" space and shelves in the closets. The bathroom was large and everything was spotlessly clean. I am amazed at the two poor reports on this site regarding security and staff. The staff were extremely pleasant, polite, friendly and helpful. Security was never an issue (and I and my mother were traveling alone) since the glass doors were locked in the evening and not opened until the receptionist recognized that you were a guest (they have amazing memories). Later in the evening, the outside door was locked (guests gained entrance by ringing the bell and a video camera revealed our faces to the receptionist. I never felt in danger or at risk in the hotel, near the hotel or anywhere in Paris for that matter. Stay at the Mayfair - the location and staff are out excellent.
Great Place to Stay
We stayed at the Mayfair Hotel from April 22-28, 2003. The room was large and beautifully decorated, the marble bathroom was clean and modern, and the staff were extremely friendly and helpful. We tried to speak French and they appreciated that, but as soon as my terrible command of the language failed, they jumped in in English. The room service bill was much less than I thought it would be. We took 5 large bottles of water from the minibar and made 4 phonecalls and it only came to 20 Euros. Not bad. The location of this hotel across from the Tuilleries gardens, a block from the Lourve, and walking distance from most museums and the Eiffel Tower was great. The security was good as well. There were always at least 2 people at the front desk watching everyone who came in and out. My experience in traveling has been that if you are pleasant and reasonable, people are friendly. If you are rude and demanding, you end up with a horror story. And in France, the customer is not always right. If you are rude, you are treated rudely back. Frankly, this makes more sense to me. I can highly recommend this hotel because it was a great place to stay.
Terrible Service
The staff at the hotel was incredibly rude to us, especially after we asked if the hotel had any security. We were especially concerned after another guest was attacked in the lobby by a cab driver. They said we didn't need to worry because if anything happened, the security guard from the hotel across the street would help. This didn't make sense to us. The folks at the reception practically threw our keys at us! We would definitely never return.
Horror Story
After three nights in this hotel, we found ourselves in the French National Tourism Board offices, filing a three-page complaint/report. It is still on file and is being investigated, according to the board representatives. The report outlines false charges placed on our bill, including an internet charge of 20 Euros when we were not able to connect. The hotel even managed to produce a piece of paper "confirming" our time on the internet. We were not asked to sign for our drinks and several rounds had been added when the bill came. They did agree to reverse the charge of an omelette we did not order but stood firm on the additional 40 Euros that were attached to fictional charges. An American client was assaulted twice in the lobby by a taxi driver in January, 2002 as there is no security.
Location, Location, Location
Excellent hotel in the heart of Paris' tourist and shopping districts. Located just across the street from the Tuileries and a short stroll to the Louvre and Place de la Concorde, this was an excellent base to explore the city.
Our room was small but comfortable and spotlessly clean, and the bathroom was well above the standard I have become accustomed to at European hotels. Our stay included continental breakfast in the dining room (look into it when booking), which was consistently excellent. The breakfast room was elegant and the waitstaff immensely courteous -- a wonderful way to begin each day on our trip.
There were some fancier hotels in our area, but I think that the Mayfair provides exceptional value considering the location and quality of the hotel and room -- and it has received the four-star rating.
Overall, a great hotel choice, and I highly recommend it to other travelers.
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@ Nirvana-bound wrote: Apr 21st 2010 9:39 GMT
"Any claims/proclamations made by this "Immensely Money-obsessed Fraudsters" should be taken with oodles of salt (& even more antacids!!) Afterall they are just loud-mouthed, barefaced sycophants to the greed-driven cartels & money-hungry conglomerates of the West, unlimited….."
And I can think of no one else on these forums articulating better than this in my view.
The article shows the cyclical moves of global economy in more specific and comprehensive format. The latest surge in American economy compared to the European is pointing on apt recovery. Boom of India and China prompting on increasing growth of developing economies rather developed.
The difference in GDP growth expectations between the US and Europe must take into account the higher growth in population.
For all those "flavour of the moment" writers on this blog, Europe is far from socialist. In the European parliament, probably the best indicator of political balance in the Union, the rightwing Christian Democrats and their allies are the largest group, followed by the Social Democrats and the Liberals.
Europe, on the whole, has a social democratic system of government which is a far cry from socialism as practised in the now defunct Soviet Union. There simply is no comparison. In fact, the US may have fewer restrictions on business but that has resulted in the worldwide crisis we are slowly recovering from as the figures show.
First, a reminder to some here: this article is about GDP GROWTH forecast, not actual GDP per capita, so it may not be appropriate to discuss (in this context) comparable GDP per cap between say America and Europe.
This being said, in judging comparative economic performance (using GDP growth as a yardstick for now), allowance should be made for population growth (or stagnation or decline). And of course, there is also some value in the argument that it is easier to grow (percentage wise) when a nation is at the botton of the ladder, than when it is at the top-- although this fact in itself is a reflection of a world economy in which trade is flourishing.
Yet another consideration in assessing growth is the basis time-wise (really year-wise) from which it is computed. A national economy which would have declined by 10% in the previous year would be expected (ceteris paribus) to grow faster (in the near future) than one having experienced a mere 2% decline in the corresponding period. One simple way to illustrate such trends would involve putting in a graphic form the corresponding evolution of absolute GDP numbers (price ajusted if you wish, and PPP as well).
Now,admittedly on a tangent, I would be (I really am in fact) curious to see GNP (yes, gross NATIONAL product) numbers as well. A comparaison with GDP figures could perhaps yield some instructive (if raw) information on some nations (or rather their own nation-based multi-national corporations) involvement/influence on most other nations.
Finally, on this IMF forecast proper, I must confess that what strikes me the most, is the relative stability/quietness which is envisioned. No wild swings! If we are ready to believe it, that should count as a good news, in views of recent turbulence!
sarahsmith232 wrote:
"we are far from poverty stricken over here. an average of $30/35,000 per year is just fine."
Yes far from poverty stricken, but, $35k a year is just fine for what? $10 EURO sandwich? No we have it at $5 USD just fine. $750k 2 bedroom apartment? Yes we have it as well but it is only in Manhattan and very very few places. Now tell me who have better quality of living.
Read some comments here about money (or GDP growth) vs happiness.
My two cents here ... Yes GDP does matter very much until one has a decent quality of life (lets say 40k at this point in time) after which its all in your mind & not in your pocket.
I believe that with the improvement from the recession, the world's economy will recover. After this, we should pay our intention to prevent this crisis ever happen again.
Any claims/proclamations made by this "Immensely Money-obsessed Fraudsters" should be taken with oodles of salt (& even more antacids!!) Afterall they are just loud-mouthed, barefaced sycophants to the greed-driven cartels & money-hungry conglomerates of the West, unlimited.
Infact, it might not be such a bad idea, to believe the exact opposite of anything that spews from their scheming, conniving fork-tongues..
in Europe we crave better quality of life not quantity of SUV's. i think our continental cousins have it right, they prefer shorter working hours, longer holidays, better job protection and yes, the pay off is that Americans will have a higher average income but we are far from poverty stricken over here. an average of $30/35,000 per year is just fine. i think the average in Europe is actually a bit higher but in America they average around $42/45,000. but so what? they also have to work far longer hours and get practically no holidays. there'd mass mutiny among the ranks even here in the UK if any government tried to force AMerican working hours/holidays on us.
there's only so many flatscreen telly's one person can watch. let them keep their higher GDP rates and %5/7,000 per year higher average incomes, i don't envy them their long work hours culture. and far too little job protection too. they can keep it. i'll take an average of %7,000 less, i probably don't actually have much in the way of a life but hey, at least i could POTENTIALLY have one here in Europe!
greatmongo, so according to your logic, the eurozone, with the higest GDP in the world, is not an economic superpower...
interesting conclusion...
Does greatmongo think America is really a superpower without socialism? Why are living and health conditions in Harlem and the Bronx, (just to mention a few American cities) worse than various parts of Bangladesh?
What about Big Government intervening massivley to save the big banks? Now, you wouldn't call that socialism would you?
GPD growth percents are constantly harped on, and taken out of context. Asia is made up of mostly developing countries (other than Japan and maybe a few others) so they will naturally have higher GDP percent increases as they catch up to the developed countries in Europe (and others). Northern and Western Europe (or any other developed country) simply will not have 10% growth at this stage in development.
This is not a sign of weakness but rather being developed, where growth takes a lot more capital and technology rather than cheap labor, that countries like India and China are fueling their high growth rates with. Before the world economic crisis, people were pointing at the high growth rates in eastern Europe and saying the same thing.
Half hungover, while sipping my breakfast coffee, I mused that it might be possible to measure the competence of a government thus:
1. Volatility in GDP growth.
2. Gini coefficient
3. GDP/capita
Three numbers which roughly suggest, how wealthy the people are, how much economic change they experience and how fairly the wealth is spread throughout the population. I then proposed to myself that it would be interesting to see how these measures equated with overall happiness, but then I looked out at the sunshine reflecting of my terrace and realised that the weather is probably more correlated with happiness than any of these economic measures! :)
@ new student 2009
GDP doesn't equate to standard of living, but it does show economic prowess.
Um, how about Greece? It is asking for money from IMF correct?
But there is a Economist debate on going,
Voting is 2 to 1 agree with Mr. Andrew Oswald that "GDP is a gravely dated pursuit."
What is Economist's position?
do you know the cost of our gdp rate,only 4000billion yuan?no ,we are overdrfting the futrue for it,even for the world!but you know,there always are someone preach the "threaten from china"theory,in fact,all of we know the true purpose of them
Why is the date here Nov 30th 1999 - a timewarp or just a case of 'let's party like its 1999'?
I think the solution is more government intervention, more government health care and more regulation.
And of course more socialism!! Yeah!
Just kidding. Maybe some day Europe will understand that Socialism is not the way and will come back to be an economic superpower again.
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