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Title: Method for monitoring environmental and corrosion

Abstract

A corrosion sensor array 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.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Livermore, CA
  2. (San Ramon, CA)
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
870009
Patent Number(s):
5437773
Assignee:
Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; monitoring; environmental; corrosion; sensor; array; incorporating; individual; elements; measuring; various; chloride; sulfide; copper; hydrogen; ph; etc; evaluating; instantaneous; properties; structural; materials; exact; combination; measured; monitored; depend; conditions; subject; corrosive; effects; embedded; mounted; structure; exposed; environment; serve; warning; onset; severe; providing; safety; factor; economic; factors; accessed; electronics; computational; provides; means; data; collection; analysis; structural material; sensor array; data collection; structural materials; environmental conditions; various elements; individual elements; corrosion monitoring; measuring various; corrosion sensor; corrosion properties; incorporating individual; instantaneous corrosion; array incorporating; corrosion monitor; /205/204/

Citation Formats

Glass, Robert S, Clarke, Jr., Willis L., and Ciarlo, Dino R. Method for monitoring environmental and corrosion. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Glass, Robert S, Clarke, Jr., Willis L., & Ciarlo, Dino R. Method for monitoring environmental and corrosion. United States.
Glass, Robert S, Clarke, Jr., Willis L., and Ciarlo, Dino R. Sun . "Method for monitoring environmental and corrosion". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870009.
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abstractNote = {A corrosion sensor array 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.},
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