scholarly journals Towards optimised and reconstructable sampling inspection of pipe integrity for improved efficiency of non-destructive testing

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 515-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Shi ◽  
Jaime Valls Miro

Abstract This work proposes a sampling inspection framework for point measurement non-destructive testing of pipelines to improve its time and cost efficiencies. Remaining pipe wall thickness data from limited dense inspection are modelled with spatial statistics approaches. The spatial dependence in the available data and some subjective requirements provide a reference for selecting a most efficient sampling inspection scheme. With the learned model and the selected sampling scheme, the effort of inspecting the residual part of the same pipeline or cohort will be significantly reduced from dense inspection to sampling inspection, and the full information can be reconstructed from samples while maintaining a reasonable accuracy. The recovered thickness map can be used as an equivalent measure to the dense inspection for subsequent structural analysis for failure risk estimation or remaining life assessment.

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-106
Author(s):  
Amam Fachrur Rozie

LPG Storage Tank berkapasitas 50 Ton yang telah terinstalasi dan beroperasi sejak tahun 2010 akan dikaji kelayakan dan sisa umur pakai dari pressure vessel tersebut. Metode pengujian yang dipergunakan adalah Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) - Ultrasonic Testing (UT) pada bagian shell dan head untuk mendapatkan nilai actual thickness dari pressure vessel serta dilakukan Visual Examination. Nilai thickness tersebut dipergunakan untuk menganalisis dan mengkalkulasi thickness required (Treq), nilai Corrosion Rate (CR), Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (MAWP) serta umur sisa (Remaining Life) dari LPG Storage Tank tersebut. Dari hasil analisa serta perhitungan maka didapat umur sisa pakai dari LPG Storage Tank kapasitas 50 Ton adalah 18 tahun dengan nilai laju korosi sebesar 0,043 mm/thn


Author(s):  
Jan Willem Noteboom

Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in retaining rings of generators has been a major issue since large generator manufactures started to advise generator owners to replace and inspect retaining rings made from certain materials in the mid 1990’s. KEMA has been inspecting generator retaining rings with automated systems from the seventies on. Since 1995 new developments led to the possibility of also testing rings in situ, eliminating the need of removing the rotor from the stator and thus saving considerable down-time. Over the years, step by step improvements to the system and its application to generator retaining ring inspections have been implemented, one of which is the use of smaller probes and manipulators. Another improvement is the implementation of eddy current testing (ECT) to increase the detection capability for cracking at the outside surface in parallel to the automated ultrasonic testing (AUT). Experience obtained with this method contradicts some of the common ideas about reliability of other Non-destructive testing (NDT) methods, in particular the application of Dye Penetrant inspection (DPI) which appears to be less reliable. By performing fracture mechanics calculations to evaluate detected and sized flaw indications, predictions of remaining life of the rings can be made (Fitness-for-Purpose analysis). This paper presents results of applying the in situ retaining ring inspection system in the last 14 years and gives an overview of cases — some of those from recent inspections — where defect indications were detected, sized and evaluated. In some cases this resulted in recommendations to replace the retaining rings.


2013 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 21001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Luc Bodnar ◽  
Jean-Jacques Metayer ◽  
Kamel Mouhoubi ◽  
Vincent Detalle

2020 ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
A. A. Yelizarov ◽  
A. A. Skuridin ◽  
E. A. Zakirova

A computer model and the results of a numerical experiment for a sensitive element on a planar mushroom-shaped metamaterial with cells of the “Maltese cross” type are presented. The proposed electrodynamic structure is shown to be applicable for nondestructive testing of geometric and electrophysical parameters of technological media, as well as searching for inhomogeneities in them. Resonant frequency shift and change of the attenuation coefficient value of the structure serve as informative parameters.


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