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Tanques de Almacenamiento
non destructive testing

State-of-the-art technology for tank floor inspection

Author Ing. Edward Madriz, November 23, 2021.
Storage tanks play a very important role in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, since the products of industrial processes are stored in them; and feed streams to processing plants. However, due to the little maintenance that is carried out on them; It is of great importance to innovate and improve the equipment that is commonly used to carry out inspections on these assets.

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maritime terminals and monobuoys

The SLOM Convention Cartagena! – Inspenet

For. Simon Petit, November 22, 2021.
One of the most emblematic cities in Colombia is Cartagena. There on June 1, 1533, Pedro de Heredia would arrive to lay the foundation stones of what later became the walled city, as this Colombian territory would initially be known.
It is a city very popular with tourists, given the quality of its people, its exquisite local cuisine, its history and of course its beaches.

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equipment inspection

They broke tubes in the boiler! Is the problem in the water?

Author: Lic. Carlos Lasarte, November 15, 2021.
The objective of this work is to analyze the failures in the boilers through the analysis of the internals of the steam generation system, the auxiliary equipment, the operating procedures, in order to guarantee the mechanical integrity, reliability and operational safety of these equipment. They have a wide application in the oil and gas industry, as steam generators for different industrial processes.

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corrosion and materials

Corrosion is a problem that can be controlled

Author: Ph.D. Yolanda C, Reyes. 10 November 2021
Corrosion is a natural and spontaneous process and consists of the process of deterioration of metallic materials through chemical and electrochemical reactions; whereby metals always return to their most stable or lowest energy state, in their oxidized form. This article focuses on the description and mechanism of corrosion and control methods for its prevention.

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