Existing software simply displays voltages in a variety of ways.

There is no bench mark, datum or fixed value in volts that can be regarded as the level at which corrosion has stopped.

The reason for this is that the voltage measured is the difference between two variable potentials.

Not only can this be clearly demonstrated but the two major survey methods approved by NACE and ICorr make this clear.

All established corrosion engineers recognise what they call the errors caused by the 'IR Drop in the soil'.

An IR Drop is a voltage, why do they not call it a volts drop in the soil?

John Leeds is marketing a survey that he called Direct Current Voltage Gradient. Why did he not call it Direct Current Potential Gradient?

Computers cannot be programmed to analyse data that is not logical and therefore we must first define the data that we wish to analyse.

I have published a detailed description of how and why I devised DCVG in the mid 1970's.

DCVG

Members of our software development team need to study this to understand the data that will be entered in the software we develop.

The software team



We must register those who want help develop software that is capable of controlling corrosion on networks of pipelines.

Recruiting will be done through social media and must include a small charge in the way of crowd funding and to show serious interest. The fee of £10 or the equivalent in any other currency will be held in my own personal bank in the name of Cathodic Protection Network Dynamic Software Project.

The team will form itself by each person telling us what they are good at and what they can do to progress the software towards the goal.

Present software simply displays voltages that enable corrosion specialists to visualise the electrical pressures in the ground that are thought to influence the corrosion condition of the structure or pipeline.

The software that I have looked at is based on spread sheets and the data acquisition software feeds voltages into a spreadsheet format.

As soon as you try to computerise the available data you will realise that we need a criterion that tells us exactly the equilibrium that corrosion stops.

Corrosion stops when there is no corrosion current. This was proved by Faraday a long time ago and has been supported by science.

The Alexander Cell makes it possible to measure the exact equilibrium between the metal and the ground at any location. We can therefore use the Alexander Cell to provide a bench mark or base line for or graphic displays.

We need to establish an international zero potential by convention in the same way that time has a single fixed reference on earth.

Global Standard Electrical Potential

We must carry out a global audit of existing software.

We must invite existing software developers to cooperate.

We must inform Google, Microsoft and other major software producers of our existence and progress.

The software can be presented to the public as a game or puzzle based on real life.

We must register those who want to be involved in the control of corrosion to networks of pipelines.

We must carry out a global audit of available resources.

We must define the global problem.

We must advertise ourselves and the problem we can resolve.

If a scientist has an idea, it can be broadcast onto the internet for the scrutiny and approval of everyone without editors or publishers. We need to supply evidence to support our theories so that they are taken into practice by the people whose cash flow passes through the pipelines that are presently leaking.

We must synchronise the activities required to control corrosion on networks of pipelines and facilities.

Management of resources

Rewards for everyone.

Software development

Manufacture of specialised items.

Research and development of the science and technology of corrosion control

Design of standard components

Training

Information and data acquisition.

Client and PR

We must provide a structure in which everyone can do what they are best at and receive the rewards the would like.

We must set up cash flow.

We must set up admin

we must carry out all activities concurently.

We must synchronise our network and eliminate internal competition.