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	Techniques for Corrosion Monitoring is a valuable reference guide for engineers and scientific and technical personnel who deal with corrosion in automotive engineering, power generation, water suppliers, and the petrochemical industry

Techniques for Corrosion Monitoring, a reference guide with 28 chapters edited by Lietai Yang, Ph.D., a senior research engineer in the Geosciences and Engineering Division of Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), was recently published by Woodhead Publishing Ltd.

The collaboration includes authors from around the world: the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Japan, China and Mexico. Other SwRI contributors include:

• Director Glenn Light, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering Division)

• Principal Engineer Doug Eberle (Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Research Division)

• Technical Advisor Gustavo Cragnolino, Ph.D. (Geosciences and Engineering Division)

• Senior Research Engineer Pavan Shukla, Ph.D. (Geosciences and Engineering Division)

• Senior Research Engineer Ken Chiang, Ph.D.,  (Geosciences and Engineering Division)

• Senior Research Engineer Todd Mintz, Ph.D. (Geosciences and Engineering Division)

The book begins with a review of corrosion fundamentals and provides a four-part comprehensive analysis of a wide range of methods for corrosion monitoring, practical applications, and case studies.

	SwRI is dedicated to applying a multidisciplinary approach to many aspects of corrosion, including prevention, detection, monitoring and mitigation.

The first part of the book covers electrochemical techniques for corrosion monitoring, such as:

• Polarization techniques

• Potentiometric methods

• Electrochemical noise and harmonic analyses

• Galvanic sensors

• Differential flow through cells

• Multielectrode systems

The next section analyzes the physical or chemical methods of corrosion monitoring, including:

• Gravimetric techniques

• Radioactive tracer

• Hydrogen permeation

• Electrical resistance

• Rotating cage techniques

The section about physical or chemical methods of monitoring corrosion also includes a chapter on the innovative nondestructive evaluation technologies that can be used to monitor corrosion.

	The range of special capabilities in corrosion is what makes Southwest Research Institute stand apart.

The final section examines corrosion monitoring in special environments such as:

• Microbial systems

• Concrete and soil

• Remote monitoring

• Model predictions

The last grouping of chapters includes various case studies covering ways in which corrosion monitoring can be applied to:

• Engine exhaust systems

• Cooling water systems

  	Corrosion detection and corrosion prediction can be viewed as different sides of the same coin.

• Pipelines

• Equipment

  in chemical plants

• Other real-world systems

"Corrosion monitoring techniques play a key role in efforts to combat corrosion, which can have major economic and safety implications," Yang said. "This book will be a valuable reference guide for engineers and scientific and technical personnel who deal with corrosion in such areas as automotive engineering, power generation, water suppliers and the petrochemical industry."

For more information about how to purchase Techniques for Corrosion Monitoring (ISBN 1 84569 187 3 or ISBN-13 978 1 84569 187 5, February 2008, 712 pages) or for corrosion monitoring capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Lietai Yang, Ph.D., at ltyang@swri.org or  (210) 522-2483.

| Department of Earth, Material and Planetary Sciences | Geosciences and Engineering Division | SwRI Home |

Southwest Research Institute^® (SwRI^®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 12 technical divisions.

October 21, 2009