Mechanical Integrity Articles | Inspection, Corrosion, NDT and Reliability

Summary. Brief dissertation about the characteristics of the Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) inspector and the peculiarities of our work as industrial inspectors; which is not…

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Unlocking Acoustic Emission: Basics and Breakthroughs

Antonio Zavarce · December 20, 2021

Acoustic Emission (EA) is a very versatile NDT method; during the evaluation, the structure is not required to be out of service. The application…

Corrosion and Materials

Inspection and protection of coatings on buried pipelines

Daniel Contreras. · December 13, 2021

Coated piping transports natural gas, crude oil, and refined products since the 1970s. Older facilities used materials no longer in use ..

Corrosion and Materials

Corrosion Control: Safeguarding Carbon Steel Tank Floors

Euclides Quiñonez · November 25, 2021

Author Ing. Euclides Quiñonez, November 25, 2021. Carbon steel storage tanks are important structures or containers for the operation and production processes of plants…

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Cutting-Edge Tech Boosts Tank Floor Inspections

Yolanda Reyes · November 23, 2021

Author Ing. Edward Madriz, November 23, 2021. Storage tanks play a very important role in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, since the products…

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Boiler Tubes Busted! Could Water Be to Blame?

Yolanda Reyes · November 15, 2021

Author: Lic. Carlos Lasarte, November 15, 2021. The objective of this work is to analyze the failures in the boilers through the analysis of…

Corrosion and Materials

Corrosion is a problem that can be controlled

Yolanda Reyes · November 10, 2021

Efficient corrosion control in the oil industry is key to preventing structural damage, reducing maintenance costs and avoiding environmental incidents.