Patent ID: 8596861

Claim:
A method of detecting corrosion under insulation, said method comprising: disposing one or more thermal imaging devices in electromagnetic communication with an insulated substrate; disposing said one or more thermal imaging devices in communication with an associated corrosion under insulation monitor comprising a moisture assessment unit, a metal substrate assessment unit, and a CUI monitor unit, strategically located proximate to said insulation at a plurality of locations; scanning multiple location subsections of said insulated substrate simultaneously for temperature gradients experienced by said insulated substrate as a result of a process flow associated with said insulated substrate with said one or more thermal imaging devices; using said one or more thermal imaging devices to scan multiple location subsections of said insulated substrate simultaneously for temperature gradients experienced by said insulated substrate as a result of a process flow associated with said insulated substrate; obtaining corrosion related data, including said temperature gradients, by transmitting said corrosion related data to said corrosion under insulation monitor by means of said thermal imaging devices; and communicating said corrosion related data to an operator via said CUI monitor unit.