Cold end corrosion rate probe

US4196057A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Petrolite Corporation · US

Inventors

• Walter May · Aachen, DE
• Michael J. Zetlmeisl · Chesterfield, US
• David F. Laurence · Creve Coeur, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 31, 1978
• Grant date: Apr 1, 1980
• Expiry date: Aug 31, 1998

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N25/68
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A cold end corrosion rate measuring probe consisting of a corrosion rate meter probe modified by the addition of a cooling jacket and a temperature measuring device such as a thermocouple. The probe is adapted to be flush mounted in an exhaust line or flue. A coolant, e.g. water, is circulated through the jacket to bring monitored gas to its dew point, at which point, a corrosion rate measurement can be made. The dew point may also be indicated by increased conductivity across two adjacent electrodes of the probe, e.g., the reference and test electrodes. Measurement of corrosion rate and accompanying dew point can be correlated with sulfur trioxide concentration in flue or exhaust gases and hence enables predictability of occurrence and location of "cold end" corrosion, which also indicates inhibitor effectiveness.