ACORN PROJECT

ACORN has taken advantage of the proven long-term corrosion resistance of thermally sprayed aluminium (TSA) to develop a matrix coating with a proven life of 20+ years in the sea. Porous TSA was produced and into this porous TSA matrix, the ACORN research team introduced islands of environmentally friendly antifouling substances which are gradually exposed at the active surface of the coating as the TSA corrodes away at the rate of few μm per year. The ACORN coating represents an entirely new, non-paint, approach to the long term protection of offshore structures. In addition to this, the project has developed a corrosion and cavitation-resistant coating with a 10+ year design life, suitable for tidal turbines.

Also known as: ACORN

Primary location: Cambridge United Kingdom