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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2008
Mark E. Orazem, Gainesville, FL (US);
Mark E. Orazem, Gainesville, FL (US);
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, GA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for assessment of a pipe () is provided. The system can include a probe () having first () and second () electrodes and a processor () in communication with the probe (). The probe () can be in a medium () proximate to a section of the pipe () to be analyzed. The section of the pipe () can have a coating () thereon. The processor () can measure a difference in potential between the first () and second () electrodes. The processor () can determine a local impedance with respect to the section of the pipe () based at least in part on the difference in potential. The processor () can evaluate a condition of the coating () on the section of the pipe () based at least in part on the local impedance or a parameter derived from the local impedance.