Designation:G185−06(Reapproved2016)StandardPracticeforEvaluatingandQualifyingOilFieldandRefineryCorrosionInhibitorsUsingtheRotatingCylinderElectrode1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationG185;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversagenerallyacceptedproceduretousetherotatingcylinderelectrode(RCE)forevaluatingcorrosioninhibitorsforoilfieldandrefineryapplicationsindefinedflowconditions.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1141PracticeforthePreparationofSubstituteOceanWaterD4410TerminologyforFluvialSedimentG1PracticeforPreparing,Cleaning,andEvaluatingCorro-sionTestSpecimensG3PracticeforConventionsApplicabletoElectrochemicalMeasurementsinCorrosionTestingG5ReferenceTestMethodforMakingPotentiodynamicAnodicPolarizationMeasurementsG15TerminologyRelatingtoCorrosionandCorrosionTest-ing(Withdrawn2010)3G16GuideforApplyingStatisticstoAnalysisofCorrosionDataG31GuideforLaboratoryImmersionCorrosionTestingofMetalsG46GuideforExaminationandEvaluationofPittingCor-rosionG59TestMethodforConductingPotentiodynamicPolariza-tionResistanceMeasurementsG96GuideforOnlineMonitoringofCorrosioninPlantEquipment(ElectricalandElectrochemicalMethods)G102PracticeforCalculationofCorrosionRatesandRe-latedInformationfromElectrochemicalMeasurementsG106PracticeforVerificationofAlgorithmandEquipmentforElectrochemicalImpedanceMeasurementsG111GuideforCorrosionTestsinHighTemperatureorHighPressureEnvironment,orBothG170Guid...