I.E.M.S.

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EXAMINATION
PROCEDURE

UAN (for QMHA)

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ULTRASONIC
EXAMINATION
PROCEDURE
Owner
: ENPC
Main contractor : Uhde
Project name
: AMMONIA UREA PROJECT

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Status

CC Category Code:
1 = for approval
2 = for review
3 = for information
4 = for internal use
AC Acceptance Code:
1 = approved / reviewed
2 = approved / reviewed as
noted
3 = not accepted
4 = received

First Issue

11/6/2010

Emad Omar

11/6/2010

Hassan Basha

Description

Date

Prepared

Date

Checked

Date

Approved

Acc.

Status Code:
A = Issued for Design
D = Issued for Inquiry
E = Issued for Order
F = Issued for Prefabrication
G = Issued for Construction /
Fabrication
H = Issue for Work
Preparation
I = As- built
M = General Issue

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CONTENTS

Code
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UAN (for QMHA)

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Scope

Reference documents

Personal Qualification

Test equipment

Use of couplant

Probe control

Basic calibration block

Calibration

Calibration frequency

10

Inspection procedure

11

Time of examination

12

Evaluation

13

Records

14

Application

15

Reporting

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1. SCOPE.
This procedure to describe and establish the requirements to performing the
ultrasonic examination for the piping activities during the execution of
Ammonia Urea ENPC project
2. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS.
BS EN ISO 5817 B
EN 1714: 1997 +A1:2002
EN 583 PART 1,2
AD 2000- Merkblatt.
3. PERSONNEL.
The personal for the examination / supervision shall fulfill the requirements
according to the qualification /certification the standard EN-473 shall apply or
equivalent (Qualified and Certified According To ASNT- TC -1A (LEVEL

II)

Accept / reject decisions shall be made by a Level II or Level III Qualified

inspector.

4. TEST EQUIPMENT
All inspection shall be conducted with ultrasonic pulse refection system
suitable of frequency between 1 and 5 MHz the probe nominal frequency
shall be 2.25 MHz inspection shall carried out using longitudinal wave and
shear wave probes with incident angle of 45 to 70 degrees.
If necessary probes having incident angles or frequencies, may be used.
5. USE OF COUPLANT
The following products can be used to maintain sonic contact :
Mineral oil.
Couplant compound.
Celluloses glue.
6. PROBE CONTROL
6.1. Angle beam probes
Calibration of distance and sensitivity shall be made using block IIW-V to verify
The exit point of the ultrasonic beam.
The index point of the probe.
The emission angle of the sound beam.
6.2. Straight beam probes

The probe resolution power will be checked.

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7. BASIC CALIBRITION BLOCK

The basic calibration block shall be used to establish a primary reference response of
the equipment. The material form which the block is fabricated shall be a section of
pipe of the same nominal size, schedule, heat treatment and equivalent P-Number
grouping as one of the materials being examined.
8. CALIBRATION
For both angle and straight beam, the applicable code and referenced techniques will
be used.
9. CALIBRATION FERQUENCY
An overall control of calibration is required in the following instances:
a) Before starting series of examinations.
b) Every four hours.
c) At the end of series of examinations.
d) In case of doubt.
e) After replacement of equipment parts.
10. INSPECTION PROCEDURE
Contact surface.
The contact surface shall have to be free from weld spatters, dirt, scales, paint
or anything else interfering with the travel of the probe or the transmission of
ultrasonic waves.

Scanning
All scanning shall be conducted at speed not exceeding 150mm per second.
To assure complete coverage of the weld volume, each pass of the search unit
has to be moved with at least 10% overlap of the transducer (piezoelectric
element).
Straight beam scanning of the adjacent base metal shall be performed to
detected reflectors that might affect interpretation of angle beam results.

Angle beam scanning for reflectors oriented parallel to the weld.

The angle beam shall be directed at approximately right angles to the weld
axis from two directions where possible. The search unit shall be manipulated
so that the ultrasonic energy passed thought the required volumes of weld and
adjacent base metal. The scanning shall be performed at a gain setting at
least two times the primary reference level. Evaluation shall be performed with
respect to the primary reference level.

Angle beam scanning for reflectors oriented transverse to the weld

The angle beam shall be directed essentially parallel to weld axis.
The search unit shall be manipulated so that the angle beam passes through
the volumes of weld and adjacent base metal. The scanning shall be
performed at a gain setting at least two times the primary reference level.
Evaluation shall be performed with respect to primary reference level. The
search unit shall be rotated 180 deg. And the examination repeated.

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11. TIME OF EXAMINATION

The ultrasonic examination of welds shall be performed after heat treatment (when
required).
12. Evaluation
Any imperfection which causes an indication exceeding the acceptance criteria of the
applied codes will be reported.
13. RECORDS
The inspection data shall recorded on the relevant forms.

14- Application:.
Ultrasonic test shall be performed for weld joints with wall thickness > 20 mm. An
ultrasonic examination can be performed instead of radiographic examination
15- Reporting:
See the attachment report.
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Procedure : EN 1714
Surface condition : BRUSHED
Examination technique :
UT equipment :

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Applicable code :
Couplant :
Serial no.

Probe No. / Vibration Mode

Frequency
Size
Angle
Type
Calibration Sheet
Range
Reference Echo
Ref. Echo Distance
Gain
Damping /Reject
Attenuate Correction

DWG/ISO:
Size:
JOINT DIM
NO.
(inch)

Code

ULTRASONIC
EXAMINATION
PROCEDURE

MHZ
mm

No.
mm
mm
mm
dB
dB

DISCONTINUITY
THK
(mm)

MATERIAL
CLASS

PROBE

E
(dB
)

H
%

L
mm

Q
m
m

t
m
m

I
m
m

d
m
m

D
m
m

RESULT

REFERANCE LEVEL - H : MAX % GREATER THAN REF. LEVEL.

DISTANCE OF DISCONTINUITY FROM WELD AXIS
DISTANCE OF DISCONTINUITY FROM WELD AXIS
DISTANCE OF DISCONTINUITY FROM PROBE CONTACT SURFACE
LENGTH OF DISCONTINUITY
DEPTH OF DISCONTINUITY
THROUGH DEBTH OF DISCONTINUITY
ACCEPTED - R : TO BE REPAIRED

IEMSA

PETROJT

UHDE

ENPC

Name
Sign
Date

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