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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2018
Applicant:
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK (US);
Inventors:
Ibrahim A. Alnaser, Tulsa, OK (US);
Michael Keller, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23F 13/22 (2006.01); G01R 31/08 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23F 13/22 (2013.01); G01R 31/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process to detect damage to a bonded composite repair of metal equipment. The process includes the steps of monitoring electrical resistance in a direct current impressed current cathodic protection circuit having a power supply and an anode in electrical communication with metal equipment having a bonded composite repair thereto. Deterioration of the bonded composite repair is detected based on a change in the electrical resistance of the circuit.