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NDT, Inspection and Materials Engineering a Rockwood Company
Hot AUT Corrosion Mapping
Why do Corrosion Mapping (C-Scan)?
1000’ – 2000’ of piping with corrosion?
1) The major issue is down time
2) Impractical to replace all of the piping
or run a parallel line
3) GUI not practical…too HOT & holes!
4) Monitoring and prediction of
corrosion rates with AUT is easy.
5) Ability to scan the line WITHOUT
impacting process.
6) Plan strategically sleeving and
sectional replacement with minimal
down time.
600°F +
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NDT, Inspection and Materials Engineering a Rockwood Company
High Temperature C-Scan
400°F
Exchanger is 600°F
• Client Requirements
– What is the material; Carbon Steel, Stainless, etc.
– What is the upper temperature (skin temperature)
– Access conditions; typically not a problem due to
insulation removal requirements. What about a cool
down area?
– Insulation removal – sometimes strategic insulation
removal can save equipment, etc.
– Surface preparations is PARAMOUNT to collection of
good data.
– Is night time support available?
– About a 2x in cost compared to ambient – In-service!
NDT, Inspection and Materials Engineering a Rockwood Company
Planning a typical High-Temp AUT job
T-Waves
Corrosion
Flange face
Depth: 0.050”
Crack Tip
.250” I.D.
Crack Tip
.500”
Successful at 600F with PA
using special HT probes,
wedges and equipment