Corrosion Lab

This lab is used to investigate corrosion of metals in harsh environments and the effectiveness of inhibitors under deposit. Chemical and materials testing instrumentation used for the investigation of corrosion in oil, gas and seawater are available in the laboratory, including the Norwood Corrosion and Cathodic Protection Apparatus, Electrochemical Cells, the corrosion apparatus for high-temperature and pressure corrosion measurements, and Gill AC electrochemical equipment. The techniques available with the Gill AC equipment and software allow the investigators to run nearly all corrosion tests. They are able to perform tests such as linear polarization resistance (LPR), cyclic sweeps, AC electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), potentiostatic, galvanostatic, galvanic, current and voltage noise, potential monitoring polarization of a galvanic couple and customized sweeps. A hot oil impingement test loop apparatus is in the process of being built, and it will be employed to simulate real-life environments to study the crude oil corrosivity resulting from sulfur compounds, naphthenic acids, temperature and velocity.