EQUIPMENT CONDITION-BASED CORROSION LIFE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• Main Authors: SOARE, Monica, BEWLAY, Bernard Patrick, DETOR, Andrew Joseph
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 29.03.2023
• Subjects: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; CONTROLLING; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS; PHYSICS; REGULATING; TESTING

An analysis controller 102 determines multi-dimensional characteristics of one or more corrosion pits 200 in equipment 104. These characteristics can include depths, widths, and/or aspect ratios of the corrosion pits 200. The controller also determines one or more stresses on the equipment 104 based on the characteristics of the corrosion that are determined. The analysis controller 102 also generates a control signal to implement one or more remedial actions to one or more of remove the one or more corrosion pits 200, repair the equipment 104, or restrict operation of the equipment 104 based on the one or more stresses that are determined.