SBHX Tech Talk June 2024: Electrical Capacitance Tomography Corrosion Detection

Electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) offers a non-invasive, fast, and simple detection method for sensing metal corrosion on flat surfaces. As part of a broader investigation into non-destructive corrosion detection, this talk goes into detail on how ECT could be used to detect surface corrosion in a Naval ship environment, as part of the UCSB Pipelines program. This unfortunately involves a lot of linear algebra but there are a lot of nice visuals throughout the presentation which can appeal to a wider audience. The talk delves into the theory behind ECT and how I used the Wolfram Mathematica programming language to solve the forward and inverse problems associated with it. Listeners can gain a greater appreciation for non-destructive sensing methods and the novel applications it unlocks.

Presented by Dallon Penney, PhD
Recently defended PhD at UC Santa Barbara on using atomic force microscopy to study ion exchange membranes under real operation conditions
Recently hired at Applied Research Associates in Santa Barbara as a Senior Scientist