Patent ID: 8585977

Claim:
A system for reducing corrosion in a turbomachine, comprising: a compressor configured to compress a process fluid; a first mixer fluidly coupled to the compressor and disposed upstream thereof, the first mixer being configured to mix the process fluid with a pH modifier, to raise a pH of the process fluid; a process control mechanism configured to receive first data indicative of the pH of the process fluid before the process fluid is compressed and to adjust a flow rate of the pH modifier, a flow rate of the process fluid, or both, to control the raising of the pH of the process fluid; a first corrosion probe fluidly coupled to the compressor and disposed upstream thereof, the first corrosion probe being configured to at least partially provide the first data indicative of the pH of the process fluid before the process fluid is compressed to the process control mechanism; a second mixer fluidly coupled to and disposed downstream from the compressor, the second mixer being configured to mix the process fluid with the pH modifier; and a second corrosion probe fluidly coupled to and disposed downstream from the second mixer, the second corrosion probe being configured to at least partially provide second data indicative of the pH of the process fluid to the process control mechanism.