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| Under-paint or under-coating corrosion inspection and detection are one of the major areas of corrosion engineering. Current methods commonly lack the resolution or sensitivity necessary to detect corrosion in microscopic pores or be awkward for inspecting surfaces with complex geometries or may cause damage to the surfaces to be examined.
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| An electrochemical system and method for corrosion detection that is light, compact, easy to use, and can detect corrosion underneath paint or a polymer or composite adherand surface.
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| Sensor are light-weight and compact with dimensions on the order of several millimeters possible; (ii) Devices incorporating sensors are handheld; (iii) High sensitivity - the current prototype's signal to noise ratio is 100; (iv) Causes no damage to the surface to be detected; (v) Does not require paint removal; (vi) Can be used on irregular surface geometries; (vii) Low fabrication costs; (viii) Easy to use. |
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| A PCT Application was filed May 29, 2009. |
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| Dr. Xiangyang Zhou is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Miami. He has experience working with the FAA and private industry on corrosion and surface impurity sensing technologies. |
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