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Cooperheat On Site Inspection
Ultrasonic Imaging
Non-intrusive ultrasonic through wall degradation
Detection and imaging
Ultrasonic Imaging
Ultrasonic imaging methods can provide the information needed for plant
integrity assessment. The single most important benefit of ultrasonic
imaging is the improvement offered with high quality diagnostic data
regarding plant integrity prior to planned outages. A further advantage of
ultrasonic imaging is the fact that these methods can be applied whilst
the plant is in operation.
Cooperheat provide a complete non-
intrusive, ultrasonic, through wall
degradation imaging service using the
state of the art TD Scan ultrasonic
inspection system. The TD Scan system
operated by Cooperheat is fully enabled
with all hardware and software for
operation of the Time of Flight Diffraction
(ToFD) technique as well as multiple
channel pulse echo and colour graphic
imaging of corrosion, erosion and other
degradation mechanisms such as
hydrogen induced cracking, hydrogen
blistering and the like.
Time of Flight Diffraction (ToFD)
The ToFD ultrasonic technique is ideally
suited to non-intrusive inspection. The
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ToFD technique involves using a pair of
angled, broad band, compression wave
probes set astride a weld facing each
other. One probe acts as a transmitter
and the other as a receiver.
ToFD data collection is performed using a
simple single axis manually propelled
encoded scanner and creates a high
resolution grey scale image of the weld
inspected in real time. The ultrasonic
wave form is digitised, captured and
stored in its entirety.
The ToFD technique is responsive to
planar and volumetric, sub surface and
surface breaking flaws of all orientations
anywhere in the weld, heat affected zone
or adjacent parent material. This means
that original manufacturing defects can be
monitored for growth and that service
induced degradation mechanisms such
as SCC, SOHIC, HIC, under clad
cracking, weld root erosion, fatigue
cracking and the like can be detected and
monitored. The accuracy of ToFD through
wall measurement of defect sizes is well
known and has a mean error of better
than ± 0.3mm.
Colour Graphic Imaging / Corrosion
Mapping
Corrosion mapping is performed with
the TD Scan operating in the Pulse Echo
“C” scan mode. The “C” scan software
creates colour graphic “C”, “B” and “D”
scan images of, for example corrosion /
erosion, disbonded cladding, or HIC and
hydrogen blistering using a simple
manually propelled non-contact free scan
encoded scanner with positional feedback
or a manually or motorised dual axis
scanner.
Services are planned and
conducted in accordance with
ISO 9001:2000 quality
controlled procedures.
Cooperheat personnel are fully
trained in all required safety and
technical matters.
Cooperheat equipment is
regularly inspected and
maintained to ensure reliability
and safety.
Specialised personnel and
equipment, reliable and cost
efficient
At Cooperheat we do
whatever it takes to deliver
excellence in advanced
inspection services.
Product data sheets are
available for all items
manufactured and services
supplied by Cooperheat.
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your requirements.
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Corrosion surveys on vessels
have historically been performed
by either internal visual surveys or
by carrying out ultrasonic thickness
measurements from the external
surface. Internal surveys require
the vessel to be opened and
cleaned (sometimes of hazardous
products) and in many cases
vessel internals and catalyst have
to be removed.
The resultant visual survey often
results in a subjective report on
vessel condition. External
ultrasonic surveys may provide
quantified results but it must be
taken into account that point
readings taken at regular intervals
represent a very small proportion
of the surface area.
On Line Assessment
High temperature couplant and
probes enable scanning to be
carried out at temperatures of up
to 250º C. Probes are available for
taking single readings at higher
temperatures but these may prove
unreliable where prolonged contact
with the surface is involved.
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Monitoring
As all data both with the ToFD
technique as well as in Corrosion
Mapping is digitised and stored
computer all indications can be
monitored and accurate
propagation as well as corrosion
rates can also be established. It is
often the case that once a
fingerprint of a vessel or weld has
been produced then only those
areas showing evidence of
degradation need be monitored in
the future.
Plant Life Assessment
With accurate thorough and
reliable data on plant condition,
plant remaining life can be
accurately assessed. Where the
reliability of the input source data is
high, the tolerances on safety
factors applied to subsequent
calculations can be
correspondingly low. This means
that plant remaining life can be
more accurately predicted with
tighter tolerances.
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