Backside burn prevention measures during welding outfitting equipment for PSPC

According to the International Maritime Organization performance standards for protective coatings, it is mandatory to manage the paint condition on the surfaces of cargo hold and ballast tanks of a ship. Since this surface coating can be damaged by burning during welding work while building a ship, it is necessary to understand the conditions in which backside burning occurs and to accordingly consider precautions against backside burning. In this study, we develop a method to evaluate prevention measures against backside burning by conducting welding experiments and constructing a computer simulation.