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7614286 |
Methods for sampling equipment and fluid conditions
In one embodiment, a sampling device is connected to equipment having a fluid flow path. The sampling device has a chamber that defines a fluid flow path, and has a tubular sampling coupon that is...
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7609874 |
System and method for prediction of pitting corrosion growth
A system and method predicts pitting corrosion growth using imaging technology. In an embodiment, a first module preprocesses images to locate seed points, and a second module models a corrosion...
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7594434 |
Downhole tool system and method for use of same
A downhole tool system includes a downhole tool operably positionable within a wellbore and a sensor positioned within the downhole tool. The sensor has a first mode and a second mode. In the first...
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7589539 |
Process for simulating the corrosive effects of refinery feedstocks on refinery metalurgy
Process for evaluating the corrosive effect of a refinery feedstock on the metallurgy of one or more refinery processes, by (i) providing a plurality of refinery feedstocks and/or a plurality of...
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7526944 |
Remote monitoring of pipelines using wireless sensor network
A wireless sensor network is installed inside pipelines using sensors and wireless transceivers that are small, low-cost, and rugged. The objective is monitoring the pipeline and recommending...
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7516649 |
System and method for determining duct leakage and fan flow efficiency
A system and method for determining “real time” air leakage from a duct involves an airflow meter for taking airflow measurements at the inlet and at the outlet of the duct. Also included is a...
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7509853 |
Runoff rain gauge elevated in situ design
Disclosed is an in situ design for a runoff rain gauge 14 comprising an elevated storage pan 18 for storing precipitation above grade, a splitter pan 28 for partitioning the split of flow...
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7487666 |
Method to predict the end-point, replacement time and to monitor changes in that time using pre aged witness coupons
A method involving the use and creation of pre-aged witness coupons which characterizes and monitors the rate and extent of chemical and physical aging of the polymer in the structure during use in...
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7337655 |
Studded boiler tube wall and method of measuring corrosion thereon
A studded wall in, or replacement panel for, a boiler or furnace has a plurality of substantially parallel tubes, each pair of adjacent tubes being connected. Separate regions of studs are attached...
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7322230 |
Runoff rain gauge
Disclosed is a runoff rain gauge 100 which includes a collector tube 104 , soil infiltration resistance medium 108 , a runoff resistance flow element 113 , a standard rain gauge 102 , and...
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7320245 |
Corrosion testing apparatus
A rotational test electrode assembly for use in a corrosive fluid environment as shown in FIG. 1 that includes a generally cylindrical heat and electrically conductive member ( 110 ) having an...
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7313976 |
Techniques for dynamically testing and evaluating materials and coatings in moving solutions
The dynamic testing of materials in moving solutions, such as anti-fouling paint in seawater, is conducted in a cylindrical tank. A stirrer having a drive shaft and one or more paddles or blades is...
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7313947 |
Corrosion sensing microsensors
A microsensor for detecting corrosive media acting on a bulk metallic material when mounted in situ adjacent a location in the bulk metallic material. The microsensor includes a plurality of...
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7246516 |
Device for coupling thermogravimetric analyses and acoustic emission measurements
The present invention relates to a device comprising a thermobalance equipped with a detector ( 5 ) for measuring acoustic signals emitted by a sample ( 6 ) hanging from the balance beam and a...
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7244500 |
Smart coating system
An active coating system capable of collecting, analyzing, managing and adapting to data and/or its environment in real time. An exemplary embodiment of our inventive active coating system is...
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7238263 |
Corrosion tester
A portable, handheld, automatic protection level interpreting cathodic protection meter for testing the level of protection being afforded to metallic structures protected by either sacrificial...
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7185531 |
Material loss monitor for corrosive environments
The present invention relates to monitoring the corrosive damage caused to items in a corrosive environment by using multiple monitored coupons 30 of varying thickness that, when corroded,...
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7162924 |
Method and system for analyzing cavitation
A method for analyzing cavitation in a component includes establishing an energy level associated with a system condition associated with the component and analyzing cavitation in response to said...
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7143640 |
Fluid sampling device, tubular sampling coupon, and system and method for sampling equipment and fluid conditions
In one embodiment, a sampling device has first and second detachable body parts defining a fluid flow path. The first body part defines a fluid inlet of the fluid flow path and the second body part...
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7127959 |
Process for assessing inhibition of petroleum corrosion
The present invention is an apparatus for simulating corrosion activity in liquid and vapor/condensate corrosion environments. The apparatus includes a container, including a lower region...
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7096721 |
Corrosion coupon rack and coupon holder
A corrosion coupon rack includes one or more coupon mounting devices constructed of a coupon holder receiver including a handle recess of a given diameter and an end wall, a connection conduit in...
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7096712 |
Material testing system for turbines
The wear resistance of impellers used in multi-stage turbine pumps is tested by using a multi-stage turbine pump having impellers with different physical properties to pump a fluid containing small...
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7069772 |
Method to predict the end-point, replacement time and to monitor changes in that time by using pre aged witness coupons
A method involving the use and creation of pre-aged witness coupons which characterizes and monitors the rate and extent of chemical and physical aging of the polymer in the structure during use in...
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7043971 |
System for detecting sliding of a wheel travelling along a track
A system 10 for detecting sliding of a wheel 12 on a rail 14 includes a roller 16 disposed adjacent the rail 14 so that a wheel 12 travelling along the rail 14 can engage the roller ...
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6983666 |
Electric furnace bottom probe
A furnace probe measuring system and method used to measure conditions, such as wear, within an electric furnace. A position assembly is configured to attach to a portion of an electric furnace. A...
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6978663 |
Fouling test apparatus and process for evaluation of anti-foulants
An apparatus and process are described to test the effect of anti-foulant additives on scale information in industrial fluid streams. An apparatus of at least two cells plumbed in parallel is used...
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6974524 |
Apparatus, method and system for monitoring chamber parameters associated with a deposition process
Apparatus and methods for measuring characteristics of a metallic target as well as other interior surfaces of a sputtering chamber. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to emit an energy...
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6945098 |
Hydrocyclone wear-detection sensor
Wear-detection sensor has a body of electrically insulating material with an opening through which a flowable substance can pass, and one or more electrical conductors surrounding the opening and...
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6932891 |
Wear indicator for sacrificial anode
An apparatus for indicating when a predetermined portion of a sacrificial anode has been corroded comprises a detector embedded within the interior of the sacrificial anode initially at a...
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6904790 |
System and method for ECM land erosion metrology
A system and method for characterizing and measuring hydrodynamic grooves made by ECM processes is disclosed. The method includes a procedure for alignment of the work piece to the measurement...
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6811657 |
Device for measuring the profile of a metal film sputter deposition target, and system and method employing same
An apparatus and method for measuring the erosion profile of a metallic target in a sputtering device are provided by inserting a thin sensor into a gap between the target and a substrate pedestal....
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6792796 |
Scale prediction probe
A method for predicting scale deposition in a general environment has been discovered which involves providing a localized environment where scale would preferentially form, where the localized...
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6772622 |
Disbonded coating cathodic protection monitoring coupon
A coupon for monitoring cathodic protection includes a metallic coupon structure on the outer surface of which at least one type of coating disbondment geometry anticipated on a pipeline is...
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6679105 |
Oscillatory erosion and transport flume with superimposed unidirectional flow
A method and apparatus for measuring erosion rates of sediments and at high shear stresses due to complex wave action with, or without, a superimposed unidirectional current. Water is forced in a...
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6663791 |
Detection method of coating film thickness and ion implantation equipment using this method
A detection method of coating film thickness and an ion implantation equipment using the detection method. The detection method comprises providing on a surface of materials, such as disk ( 11 ) of...
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6568251 |
Corrosion probe
The invention relates to a device and a method for determining the quality of the corrosion on the inside of a wall manufactured from non-corrosion-resistant material of a space in which corrosive...
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6564620 |
Visually indicating corrosion sensing
Corrosion sensors and methods of their use for monitoring corrosion of a material of interest. The corrosion sensors are adapted to be placed in the environment containing the material of interest...
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6536264 |
Apparatus for detecting coolant corrosiveness
An apparatus to visually check coolant corrosiveness having first and second opposing ends in spaced apart relation to each other, and a sidewall extending substantially unbroken therebetween to...
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6510729 |
Device for determining the corrosion of the grinding bodies in a rotary mill
The mill comprises a cylindrical shell ring ( 10 ) revolving about its longitudinal axis and containing a grinding charge comprising grinding bodies made of metal alloy. At least one grinding body...
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6494084 |
Adjustable shear stress erosion and transport flume
A method and apparatus for measuring the total erosion rate and downstream transport of suspended and bedload sediments using an adjustable shear stress erosion and transport (ASSET) flume with a...
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6490927 |
Method for detecting multiple types of corrosion
A corrosion sensor and method for its use to detect and determine the, type, location, size and growth rate of corrosion of metals and the like in a corrosive environment. The corrosion sensor can...
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6487895 |
Corrosion monitoring system
A corrosion sensor for sensing corrosion in a pipeline. The sensor includes a housing and a device for joining the housing to a wall of an enclosure that receives a fluid. The sensor also includes...
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6412339 |
Monitoring of bearing performance
A method and apparatus for anticipating the onset of or measurement of a deleterious condition in a bearing comprising monitoring the bearing for electrostatic activity indicative of the onset of...
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6369566 |
Method for measuring crud thickness on nuclear fuel rods
A method for measuring the thickness of a layer of crud containing ferromagnetic material deposited on nuclear fuel rods using eddy current lift-off (coil-to-conductor spacing) measurement by...
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6366201 |
Parallel resistor array for progressively detecting brake lining wear
A parallel resistor array for progressively detecting brake lining wear. A plurality of conductors are embedded within a brake lining or otherwise disposed between the brake surface and an...
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6357284 |
Ceramic corrosion potential sensor and method for its manufacture
A ceramic sensor is disclosed that includes a ceramic tube having a closed end and an open end, and a metal sleeve having open first and second ends. The ceramic tube is formed of stabilized...
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6260409 |
Apparatus and methods for prediction of scour related information in soils
Methods are described for measurement and prediction of site specific scour around a structure obstructing a flow. Representative soil samples are collected from an area proximate the structure...
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6250140 |
Method for measuring the rate of a fouling reaction induced by heat transfer using a piezoelectric microbalance
A method measuring a rate of fouling caused by a heat flux through the surface subjected to electrochemical polarization. The method includes the steps of: providing a piezoelectric microbalance...
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6196060 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring hydrogen permeation
An apparatus for monitoring hydrogen permeation from a metallic material includes structure for positioning an electrolyte in hydrogen communication with the material; a porous electrode contacting...
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6131443 |
Corrosion monitor
A self-contained, disposable corrosion monitor for a fluid containing system comprising a plug insertable into a fluid containing system, the plug indicating a preselected amount of loss of metal...
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