Casos de estudio

La inspección de soportes de tramo muerto (dead leg) es una aplicación principal dentro del alcance general de la Corrosión Bajo Soportes de Tubería (CUPS). Un cliente buscó evaluar las capacidades del sistema VOLTA 2 MRUT SH para la detección de corrosión bajo soportes de tramo muerto en sus instalaciones.

Arix Technologies buscaba evaluar la aplicación MRUT SIZING AXIAL utilizando VOLTA 2 para sus operaciones de inspección. Con el fin de determinar el rendimiento de la aplicación, suministraron una muestra de tubería con condiciones habituales de campo, junto con cuatro defectos artificiales diseñados para desafiar la estimación del espesor de pared remanente.BA

Innerspec desplegó con éxito una celda de inspección ultrasónica automatizada para clips de composite termoplástico en una planta de fabricación de aeronaves en los Estados Unidos.

Una compañía de GNL (Gas Natural Licuado) en Australia gestiona una vasta red de tuberías de acometida (risers) en ubicaciones remotas. Estas tuberías están protegidas por diversos tipos de recubrimientos (wraps) según la tecnología disponible en el momento de su construcción. Actualmente, la política de la empresa consiste en excavar los risers y retirar el recubrimiento para realizar inspecciones visuales en busca de corrosión externa.

Assessing steel culverts for corrosion using conventional wet-coupled ultrasonic instruments presents significant challenges. The location and size of these structures often necessitate scaffolding or complete road closures to achieve proper sensor contact with the substrate using couplant. Additionally, due to the presence of sprayed concrete on some areas of the galvanized steel walls and heavily corroded sections, it is not possible to fully conduct the inspection with conventional wet-coupled ultrasonic equipment.

A leading petrochemical company has successfully integrated CODA for on-site inspection and maintenance within its facilities in Nigeria. CODA serves as a vital tool for spot thickness measurement across conditions, including high-temperature environments.

Bolts and screws are one of the most common joining techniques, being able to attach any two materials, even if they are different. Bolts are used in most critical and demanding industries, including infrastructure, power generation, oil & gas, petrochemical, mining, construction, transportation and so forth.

A leading UK resource management company faces the high-stakes challenge of maintaining boiler integrity within its London-based Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facilities. Because these boilers incinerate waste at extreme temperatures ($800$ to $1,100$ °C) in highly corrosive environments, the thousands of internal tubes are susceptible to rapid wear. Constant monitoring of tube wall thickness is critical, as a single leak would force an immediate process stoppage, leading to significant plant downtime and substantial financial losses.

In railway industry, it is crucial to monitor the state of rolling stocks and rail track components in order to avoid unexpected and long downtimes and most importantly, ensure safety of the passengers. In addition to production errors, rail wheels face extreme conditions such as high speed and high temperature mostly caused by braking force. Increase in residual stress is one of the most important consequences of being subjected to those conditions and therefore residual stress value should be measured reliably in order to avoid catastrophic failure of these components due to cracks or fatigue.