CT10

The complete procedure to evaluate rust preventing characteristics of mineral oils or corrosivity of pipelines cargoes consists of two steps. Firstly, a rust-free, freshly polished, cylindrical steel test specimen is completely immersed in a sample heated at specific temperature, a portion of water (distilled or synthetic sea water) is added, the solution is stirred during specified period of time (several hours). The seconds step consists in the inspection of specimen surface for a presence of rusting/corrosion after the test rod is taken out of the mixture. This inspection is done either visually or automatically by the CT10 and degree of rusting is expressed using a discrete scale.

Operation is based on a homogeneous lighting source, digital color camera, specimen rotation system, and specially designed aplication software.

The instrument captures an image of uniformly illuminated specimen’s surface by rotating it 360°.

A specially developed, proprietary imaging algorithm analyzes the surface image for presence of rust, calculates exact percentage of the corroded area to the total surface and converts it into a rating based on the selected method NACE, ASTM, ISO, ...

A detailed test report is ready in less than 5 minutes.

 Complete test report including sample ID, operator name, date/time, standard, Procedure, Test duration, degree of severity of rusting and digital pictures of the specimen.

All details related to each test are recorded and stored into a local database. Multi-criteria search function facilitates retrieval of any test report in the database.

The result can be printed on optional printer. Versatile communication features allow complete test report storage on a USB memory stick and/or transfer it to a LIMS when the CT 10 is connected to a LAN.