The importance of climate control during ballast tank coating of merchant ships. University of Antwerp
Antwerp Maritime Academy, Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
sacrificial anodes or impressed current, and/or by applying a coating. Painting steel is by far the most practical way to protect it. In order to obtain a long term coating, the paint has to be selected and applied in an appropriate manner (De Baere et al., 2014). A good application implicates amongst others appropriate climatological conditions. Neglecting the latter can influence the curing process of the paint, which leads to stress ...