Corrosion sensor

Patent · Tue Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:5035478

Glass, R S; Clarke, Jr, W L; Ciarlo, D R

A corrosion sensor array is described incorporating individual elements for measuring various elements and ions, such as chloride, sulfide, copper, hydrogen (pH), etc. and elements for evaluating the instantaneous corrosion properties of structural materials. The exact combination and number of elements measured or monitored would depend upon the environmental conditions and materials used which are subject to corrosive effects. Such a corrosion monitoring system embedded in or mounted on a structure exposed to the environment would serve as an early warning system for the onset of severe corrosion problems for the structure, thus providing a safety factor as well as economic factors. The sensor array is accessed to an electronics/computational system, which provides a means for data collection and analysis. 7 figures.

• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5306414; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 8-061724
• OSTI ID: 5035478
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 17 May 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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