Rapid Monitoring of Corrosion Rates

orrosion, an expensive and potentially disastrous phenomenon, is the leading cause of process equipment and piping failures, requiring companies to pay billions of dollars annually in replacement costs and down time. In response to the need to rapidly, safely, and accurately determine corrosion changes, Rohrback Cosasco Systems (RCS) developed the Microcor corrosion monitoring technology. Its primary benefit is its increased speed of response over conventional monitoring techniques (coupons, electrical resistance [ER] measurements). The result is a patented technology that combines the rapid response of linear polarization resistance (LPR) and the universal applicability of ER. With Microcor systems, you are able to make rapid, accurate corrosion rate measurements in any process environmentin conductive or

How Microcor Systems Can Save You Money

In a comparison of response time of various corrosion monitoring techniques, at 10 mpy, the common 5 mil span probe requires nearly 3 days to respond, compared to only 50 minutes for a 5 mil span Microcor probe. Microcor saves you money by saving you time. The amount of time needed to evaluate inhibitors and implement any corrective action to damaging corrosion upsets can be greatly reduced. The Microcor technology measures the metal loss that is occurring on the probe element with very high resolution. Consequently, it is useable in virtually any environment as distinct from electrochemical methods that may only be used in essentially aqueous environments. From the collection of these metal loss readings over time, the corrosion

Performance
Microcor response time is 50 to 100 times faster than ER.

INTRODUCING THE LATEST ADVANCEMENT IN CORROSION MONITORING IN DECADES

Run inhibitor screenings in hours instead of days or weeks!
non-conductive liquids, brines, or gases, single or multiphase flows, underground or in concrete. Shortterm changes in corrosion rate, which would be undetectable with conventional techniques, are clearly visible using Microcor. This makes the technique ideal for process and pipeline monitoring, process control, inhibitor evaluation, and cathodic protection studies. Coupled with the ICMS3 Corrosion Management Server, corrosion rate data can be easily plotted in real time and correlated with other process variables such as temperature, pressure, pH, dissolved oxygen and inhibitor concentration. rate can be computed. The very high resolution of the metal loss measurements enable the corrosion rate to be determined in minutes or hours and provide rapid feedback on changes of corrosion rates, 50 to 100 times faster than other metal loss methods.

Probes
Microcor Probes are available in fixed, retrievable, and retractable styles, and in flush or tubular geometries.

There is no better recommendation than in-the-field success. Microcor Systems: Operate in any environment, even sour service Increase the speed of response and give real-time monitoring Significantly reduce inhibitor evaluation time Allow corrective actions to be taken expeditiously, improving asset management Allow detection of corrosion upsets in batch processes with short cycle times Rapidly detect even low corrosion in systems with little or no corrosion allowance RCS has built a proud reputation over the years for quality and reliability. Additionally, we consider your safety a priority and incorporate this need into everything from our intrinsically safe portable instruments to our explosion-proof transmitters and data loggers.

Microcor Systems are adaptable and flexible. To meet your specific needs, two software package options are available, plus the Microcor Intelligent Interface Converter: ICMS3 software provides complete corrosion management, where corrosion rate data can be plotted in real time and correlated with related process variables such as temperature, pressure, pH, dissolved oxygen and inhibitor concentration. Microcor Software, a low-cost option for smaller scale systems, is available for continuous on-line operation or for gathering of data from the Microcor data-logging system. Microcor Intelligent Interface Converter, for direct conversion of metal loss and computed corrosion rate into industry standard protocols for interfacing other systems

Server
ICMS3 Corrosion Management Server integrates data acquisition from corrosion monitors and process computers.

MICROCORS FIELD-PROVEN QUALITY AND RELIABILITY

Short-term changes in corrosion rate, which would be undetectable with conventional techniques, are clearly visible using Microcor.

Microcor Transmitter and Data Logger

Data Logger Data Transfer Unit

MK 9300 (Microcor Portable Test System)

ABOUT ROHRBACK COSASCO SYSTEMS

Rohrback Cosasco Systems (RCS) has been the world leader in corrosion monitoring since 1950. In addition to our state-of-the-art monitoring equipment and systems, which we manufacture and sell worldwide, we also provide: System Engineering Services Installation Commissioning Cosasco Field Services Ongoing Support For Equipment And Software Additionally, we can do the actual monitoring either on-site or remotely using communications systems such as radio and two-way paging.

We look forward to working with you to meet all of your corrosion monitoring needs.

Representative:

Please contact us for more information about our systems and services: Rohrback Cosasco Systems, Inc. 11841 East Smith Avenue Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 USA Tel: + (1) 562-949-0123 Fax: + (1) 562-949-3065

Toll Free in the USA: 800-635-6898

E-mail: rcs@rohrbackcosasco.com http://www.corrosionmonitoring.com
Rohrback Cosasco Systems Corrosion Monitoring Equipment is manufactured and sold under one or more of the following US Patents: 4138878, 4238298, 4338563, 4514681, 4537071, 4587479, 4605626, 4625557, 4755744, 4839580, 4841787, 4882537, 5243297.