Methods and systems for ultrasonic detection of corrosion

Abstract

Ultrasound corrosion detection in corrosive dynamic environments and corrosion systems employing ultrasound corrosion detection for non-destruction detection of internal corrosion are provided herein. An example method includes coupling one or more transducers to a corrosive system where a metallic component is being corroded, emitting, by at least one of the one or more transducers, acoustic waves to excite the metallic component across a range of ultrasonic frequencies; receiving, by at least one of the one or more transducers, signals generated by the excited metallic component; and processing the signals generated by the excited metallic component to detect one or more of a presence of corrosion, a lack of corrosion, a corrosion location, or a corrosion extent in the metallic component, such as a bipolar plate in an electrolyte system.

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