Corrosion is a dynamic process, more so than even most corrosion engineers realize. It typically has a
number of influencing factors that can vary with time and process variables, and so cause corrosion
events or upsets to occur. The reason for the lack of appreciation of this situation is that historically long
time intervals associated with inspections and off-line measurements do not afford the opportunity to
correlate corrosion excursions with operating and process parameters This paper illustrates the
importance of implementing an appropriate and correspondingly dynamic means of corrosion appraisal
to help manage industrial processes and related corrosion prevention treatments, and to minimize
corrosion upsets and failures, and maximize the availability of the plant assets. Value statements are
provided that show the potential savings associated with online, real-time corrosion monitoring.