API 651

REVIEW Section 3
1. In API 651, an aboveground storage tank is defined as a stationary container of
greater than 500 barrel capacity, usually cylindrical in shape, consisting of a metallic
roof, shell, bottom and support structure where more than _______ percent is above
the surface grade.
90%, 3.1
2. An electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation (corrosion) occurs is
called:
An anode. 3.2
3. The deterioration of a material, usually a metal, because of reaction with its
environment is called:
Corrosion. 3.9
4. A deep anode ground-bed uses one or more anodes installed in a single vertical hole
typically ______ below the earths surface.
50 feet or more. 3.12
5. A chemical substance containing ions that migrate in an electric field is referred to as
an electrolyte. In API 651, an electrolyte refers to the:
Soil or liquid adjacent to and in contact with the bottom of an aboveground
storage tank. 3.18
6. A ___________ is a device for converting alternating current to direct current.
Rectifier. 3.35
7. Current flowing through paths other than the intended circuit is called:
A stray current. 3.45
8. The fracture of metal by the combined action of corrosion and tensile stress is
referred to as:
Stress corrosion cracking. 3.47