NACE CIP Level 2 Theory/Practical Questions
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DescribeBPassivationB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
PassivationBisBtheBformationBofBaBprotectiveBoxideBfilmBonBtheBsurfaceBreducingBitsBchemicalBactivi
tyBandBitsBabilityBtoBcorrode.
DescribeBtheBfollowingBfactorsBandBhowBtheyBaffectBcorrosion:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
•BOxygen:BOxygenBincreasesBtheBrateBofBcorrosion.
•BTemperature:BCorrosionBusuallyBacceleratedBwithBincreasingBtemperature
•BChemicalBSalts:BIncreaseBtheBrateBofBcorrosionBbyBincreasingBtheBefficiencyBofBtheBelectrolyte.
•BHumidityB(orBWetness):BTheBwetterBtheBenvironment,BtheBmoreBcorrosionBisBlikelyBtoBoccur.
•BPollutantsBandBAcidBGases:BAcidBrain,BchemicalBbyproductsBandBchloridesBallBpromoteBcorrosion.
TwoBbroadBcategoriesBofBcorrosionBcanBbeBdescribedBas:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-GeneralB
Localized
DescribeBGalvanicBCorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
GalvanicBcorrosionBisBanBelectrochemicalBactionBofBtwoBdissimilarBmetalsBinBtheBpresenceBofBanBel
ectrolyteBandBanBelectronBconductiveBpath,BwhichBoccursBwhenBdissimilarBmetalsBcomeBintoBconta
ct.
DescribeBCathodicBProtectionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
CathodicBprotectionBisBtheBreductionBorBeliminationBofBcorrosionBbyBmakingBtheBstructureBtoBbeBpr
otectedBaBcathodeBbyBmeansBofBanBimpressedBcurrentBorBattachmentBtoBaBgalvanicBanode.
TheBtwoBprimaryBtypesBofBcathodicBprotectionBare:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-ImpressedBCurrentB
GalvanicB(Sacrificial)
,ImpressedBcurrentBpowerBsourcesBinclude:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-RectifiedBcommercialBpowerB
SolarBcellsB
GeneratorsB
FuelBcellsB
Wind-poweredBcellsB
ThermoelectricBcells
DescribeBCathodicBDisbondmentB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
CathodicBdisbondmentBisBtheBseparationBofBtheBcoatingBfromBtheBsurfaceBthroughBhydroxylB(OH-
)BformationBdueBtoBincreasedB(madeBmoreBnegative)Bpotential.
TheBprincipalBcomponentBofBmildBcarbonBsteelBisB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-A.BIronB(Fe)
TheBformationBofBaBthinBsurfaceBlayerBonBmetals,BwhetherBanBoxide,Bcarbonate,BorBotherBcompou
nd,BthatBslowsBtheBrateBofBtheBcorrosionBprocessBisBcalled?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-D.BPassivation
WhichBisBtheBpartBofBaBcorrosionBcellBwhereBmetalBdissolves?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-A.BAnode
WhichBofBtheseBelementsBisBlikelyBtoBaccelerateBcorrosionBonBaBsteelBstructure?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-A.BSalts
C.BHighBtemperatures
D.BPollutants
InBaBcathodicBprotectionBsystemBtheBmetalBbeingBprotectedBisBthe?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
B.BCathode
,WhenBpartsBofBaBmetalBsurfaceBareBshieldedBfromBfullBexposureBtoBtheBenvironmentBbecauseBofBth
eBcloseBproximityBofBanotherBmetal,BcorrosionBatBthatBlocationBisBidentifiedBas?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-D.BCreviceBcorrosion
CathodicBprotectionBusingBimpressedBcurrentBisBmostBcommonlyBusedBon?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
C.BPipelines
ImpressedBcurrentBsystemsBanodesBinclude?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-A.BGraphite
C.BHighBsiliconBcastBiron
DescribeBdehumidification:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
DehumidificationBisBtheBprocessBofBremovingBmoistureBvaporBfromBtheBairBtoBlowerBitsBdewBpoint.
WhenBplanningBenclosures,BtheBfollowingBminimumBrequirementsBshouldBbeBconsidered:B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-•BMustBbeBlargeBenoughBtoBcontainBtheBwholeBworkBarea.
•BNotBbeBlargerBthanBtheBperformanceBcapabilitiesBofBtheBdehumidificationBequipment.
•BBeBsturdyBenoughBtoBholdBupBtoBintendedBworkBactivities,BpotentialBloads,BandBpossibleBincleme
nt
weather.
•BHaveBminimalBleakageBtoBmaintainBproperBenvironmentalBconditionsBandBensureBtheBdehumidifi
cation
systemBoperatesBefficiently.
DescribeBairBturnsB(airBchanges):B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
•BTheBairBturnoverBprincipleBeliminatesBairBstratification,BorBlayering,BinBlargeBopenBspacesBby
recirculatingBtheBhotBairBthatBbecomesBtrappedBinBtheBhigherBspaces
•BTheBnumberBofBtimesBitBdoesBthisBperBhourBisBcalledBairBturns.
, AtBandBbelowBwhatBrelativeBhumidityBdoesBcorrosionBvirtuallyBcease?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-0.4
DescribeBtwoBwaysBtoBreduceBtheBrelativeBhumidityBofBtheBboundaryBlayer:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
•BIncreaseBtheBsurfaceBtemperature
•BReduceBmoistureBcontentBbyBdehumidification.
TypesBofBdehumidificationBequipmentBinclude:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
•BRefrigerationBandBdesiccant
DescribeBseveralBbenefitsBofBdehumidification:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
•BDriesBtheBair.BLowersBtheBdewBpoint.BPermitsBblastingBtheBentireBsurface.BHoldsBtheBblastBwithBdr
yBair.BHelpsBinBcleaningBtheBsurface.BHoldsBtheBsurfaceBduringBcoatingBapplication.
YouBareBtheBcoatingBinspectorBonBaBprojectBwithBdehumidificationBprovidedBbyBaBrotatingBbedBtyp
eBdehumidifier.BTheBsilicaBgelBhasBbecomeBcontaminated.BWhatBdoByouBexpectBtoBhappenBwithBth
eBsilicaBgel?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-D.BItBcanBnoBlongerBadsorbBmoisture
WhatBeffectBdoesBtheBrotatingBbedBdehumidifierBhaveBonBtheBtreatedBambientBair?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-B.BItBisBheatedBandBtheBhumidityBdecreases
SomeBgeneralBbasicBcentrifugalBblastBsetupsBinclude:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-TumblingBMillB
MultiBTableB
PlainBTableB
SwingBTableB
CustomBdesignedBsystems
CentrifugalBblastingBconveyorBsystemsBareBcommonlyBusedBforBcleaningBof:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
PlateB
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DescribeBPassivationB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
PassivationBisBtheBformationBofBaBprotectiveBoxideBfilmBonBtheBsurfaceBreducingBitsBchemicalBactivi
tyBandBitsBabilityBtoBcorrode.
DescribeBtheBfollowingBfactorsBandBhowBtheyBaffectBcorrosion:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
•BOxygen:BOxygenBincreasesBtheBrateBofBcorrosion.
•BTemperature:BCorrosionBusuallyBacceleratedBwithBincreasingBtemperature
•BChemicalBSalts:BIncreaseBtheBrateBofBcorrosionBbyBincreasingBtheBefficiencyBofBtheBelectrolyte.
•BHumidityB(orBWetness):BTheBwetterBtheBenvironment,BtheBmoreBcorrosionBisBlikelyBtoBoccur.
•BPollutantsBandBAcidBGases:BAcidBrain,BchemicalBbyproductsBandBchloridesBallBpromoteBcorrosion.
TwoBbroadBcategoriesBofBcorrosionBcanBbeBdescribedBas:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-GeneralB
Localized
DescribeBGalvanicBCorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
GalvanicBcorrosionBisBanBelectrochemicalBactionBofBtwoBdissimilarBmetalsBinBtheBpresenceBofBanBel
ectrolyteBandBanBelectronBconductiveBpath,BwhichBoccursBwhenBdissimilarBmetalsBcomeBintoBconta
ct.
DescribeBCathodicBProtectionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
CathodicBprotectionBisBtheBreductionBorBeliminationBofBcorrosionBbyBmakingBtheBstructureBtoBbeBpr
otectedBaBcathodeBbyBmeansBofBanBimpressedBcurrentBorBattachmentBtoBaBgalvanicBanode.
TheBtwoBprimaryBtypesBofBcathodicBprotectionBare:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-ImpressedBCurrentB
GalvanicB(Sacrificial)
,ImpressedBcurrentBpowerBsourcesBinclude:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-RectifiedBcommercialBpowerB
SolarBcellsB
GeneratorsB
FuelBcellsB
Wind-poweredBcellsB
ThermoelectricBcells
DescribeBCathodicBDisbondmentB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
CathodicBdisbondmentBisBtheBseparationBofBtheBcoatingBfromBtheBsurfaceBthroughBhydroxylB(OH-
)BformationBdueBtoBincreasedB(madeBmoreBnegative)Bpotential.
TheBprincipalBcomponentBofBmildBcarbonBsteelBisB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-A.BIronB(Fe)
TheBformationBofBaBthinBsurfaceBlayerBonBmetals,BwhetherBanBoxide,Bcarbonate,BorBotherBcompou
nd,BthatBslowsBtheBrateBofBtheBcorrosionBprocessBisBcalled?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-D.BPassivation
WhichBisBtheBpartBofBaBcorrosionBcellBwhereBmetalBdissolves?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-A.BAnode
WhichBofBtheseBelementsBisBlikelyBtoBaccelerateBcorrosionBonBaBsteelBstructure?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-A.BSalts
C.BHighBtemperatures
D.BPollutants
InBaBcathodicBprotectionBsystemBtheBmetalBbeingBprotectedBisBthe?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
B.BCathode
,WhenBpartsBofBaBmetalBsurfaceBareBshieldedBfromBfullBexposureBtoBtheBenvironmentBbecauseBofBth
eBcloseBproximityBofBanotherBmetal,BcorrosionBatBthatBlocationBisBidentifiedBas?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-D.BCreviceBcorrosion
CathodicBprotectionBusingBimpressedBcurrentBisBmostBcommonlyBusedBon?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
C.BPipelines
ImpressedBcurrentBsystemsBanodesBinclude?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-A.BGraphite
C.BHighBsiliconBcastBiron
DescribeBdehumidification:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
DehumidificationBisBtheBprocessBofBremovingBmoistureBvaporBfromBtheBairBtoBlowerBitsBdewBpoint.
WhenBplanningBenclosures,BtheBfollowingBminimumBrequirementsBshouldBbeBconsidered:B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-•BMustBbeBlargeBenoughBtoBcontainBtheBwholeBworkBarea.
•BNotBbeBlargerBthanBtheBperformanceBcapabilitiesBofBtheBdehumidificationBequipment.
•BBeBsturdyBenoughBtoBholdBupBtoBintendedBworkBactivities,BpotentialBloads,BandBpossibleBincleme
nt
weather.
•BHaveBminimalBleakageBtoBmaintainBproperBenvironmentalBconditionsBandBensureBtheBdehumidifi
cation
systemBoperatesBefficiently.
DescribeBairBturnsB(airBchanges):B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
•BTheBairBturnoverBprincipleBeliminatesBairBstratification,BorBlayering,BinBlargeBopenBspacesBby
recirculatingBtheBhotBairBthatBbecomesBtrappedBinBtheBhigherBspaces
•BTheBnumberBofBtimesBitBdoesBthisBperBhourBisBcalledBairBturns.
, AtBandBbelowBwhatBrelativeBhumidityBdoesBcorrosionBvirtuallyBcease?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-0.4
DescribeBtwoBwaysBtoBreduceBtheBrelativeBhumidityBofBtheBboundaryBlayer:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
•BIncreaseBtheBsurfaceBtemperature
•BReduceBmoistureBcontentBbyBdehumidification.
TypesBofBdehumidificationBequipmentBinclude:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
•BRefrigerationBandBdesiccant
DescribeBseveralBbenefitsBofBdehumidification:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
•BDriesBtheBair.BLowersBtheBdewBpoint.BPermitsBblastingBtheBentireBsurface.BHoldsBtheBblastBwithBdr
yBair.BHelpsBinBcleaningBtheBsurface.BHoldsBtheBsurfaceBduringBcoatingBapplication.
YouBareBtheBcoatingBinspectorBonBaBprojectBwithBdehumidificationBprovidedBbyBaBrotatingBbedBtyp
eBdehumidifier.BTheBsilicaBgelBhasBbecomeBcontaminated.BWhatBdoByouBexpectBtoBhappenBwithBth
eBsilicaBgel?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-D.BItBcanBnoBlongerBadsorbBmoisture
WhatBeffectBdoesBtheBrotatingBbedBdehumidifierBhaveBonBtheBtreatedBambientBair?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-B.BItBisBheatedBandBtheBhumidityBdecreases
SomeBgeneralBbasicBcentrifugalBblastBsetupsBinclude:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-TumblingBMillB
MultiBTableB
PlainBTableB
SwingBTableB
CustomBdesignedBsystems
CentrifugalBblastingBconveyorBsystemsBareBcommonlyBusedBforBcleaningBof:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
PlateB