This paper describes the design, fabrication and preliminary testing of several types of corrosion measuring probes developed for use on maritime vessels. The probes are part of a system utilizing the electrical resistance method for continuously monitoring corrosion during actual operation. One type of probe to be described is intended for monitoring corrosion on either the exterior surface of the hull or interior structural members in large compartment. Another probe has been developed for measuring condenser tube inlet (tube end) corrosion. A third probe has been developed for measuring corrosion in crevices and pipe lines. Both laboratory and simulated service testing has been carried out. Results of these tests and the effectiveness of the probes in measuring corrosive conditions on ships are discussed. 2.4.2
Corrosion Measuring Probes for Marine Applications★
DAVID ROLLER is Administrative Director of Magna Products' Research & Development Division located in Anaheim, California. Before joining Magna Products he was Senior Project Engineer at the Wright Air Development Division, Materials Laboratory, Dayton, Ohio. As a member of NACE, he is presently chairman of Technical Committee T-5B.
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WILLARD R. SCOTT, JR., is presently Technical Director of the Research and Development Division of Magna Products, Inc., Anaheim, California. His work includes studies on the mechanism of corrosion, development of corrosion measuring instrumentation, and development of corrosion preventatives. A member of NACE, ACS, and the Electrochemical Society, he received his PhD from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1950.
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HERMAN S. PREISER is president of Chemionics Engineering Laboratories, Inc., Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. He was formerly a consulting corrosion engineer in charge of cathodic protection for the Research and Development Division of the U. S. Navy Bureau of Ships. He has a BS degree from Webb Institute (1949). Mr. Preiser has been active in NACE affairs since 1948 and was Technical Program Committee Chairman for the 1959 Northeast Regional Meeting. He has contributed profusely to the corrosion literature and he holds several patents related to shipboard cathodic protection systems.
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FRANK E COOK is a Supervising Materials Engineer with the Navy Dept., Bureau of Ships, Washington, D. C. He received a BS in chemistry from Roanoke College and an MS in chemical engineering from Ohio State University. He is a member of NACE, ACS and ASNE.
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