Corrosivity measuring device with temperature compensation
First Claim
1. A corrosion measurement system for simultaneously determining the corrosivity and rate of corrosion of a particular fluid medium in real-time, comprising:
- a temperature compensated measurement circuit with a probe contacting the fluid medium, having a pair of substantially identical electrodes comprising a reference element and a corrosivity element, wherein each element is identical in mass, metallic composition and physical geometry;
the circuit having input signals from each element, further comprising a means for maintaining a constant voltage across the reference element;
a means for conditioning a primary reference element signal;
a means for conditioning a corrosivity element measuring circuit signal;
each of said means for conditioning having outputs to an ADC converter and to a microprocessor.
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Abstract
An improved corrosion measurement system for determining the rate of corrosion of a fluid medium. The system is comprised of a highly sensitive excitation and amplification electronic circuitry for registering and displaying the stable and accurate measurement results. A novel current feedback amplifier maintains a constant alternating current voltage across the reference element, by simultaneously controlling the current through the serially connected reference and corroding elements, thereby keeping the corrosivity measurement independent of the probe'"'"'s ambient temperature. The unique unitized electrical resistance measurement probe is also temperature stabilized using thermally bridged and balanced metallic elements; the first reference element being coated with an impermeable insulating coating, the second, the sacrificial corroding element, being fully exposed to the corrosive fluid medium.
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1. A corrosion measurement system for simultaneously determining the corrosivity and rate of corrosion of a particular fluid medium in real-time, comprising:
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a temperature compensated measurement circuit with a probe contacting the fluid medium, having a pair of substantially identical electrodes comprising a reference element and a corrosivity element, wherein each element is identical in mass, metallic composition and physical geometry;
the circuit having input signals from each element, further comprising a means for maintaining a constant voltage across the reference element;
a means for conditioning a primary reference element signal;
a means for conditioning a corrosivity element measuring circuit signal;
each of said means for conditioning having outputs to an ADC converter and to a microprocessor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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