engineering
The Atomium: Icon of materials engineering and its preservation over time
The Atomium’s conservation challenges and its relevance as an icon of materials engineering are analysed.
November 1, 2024
Publications of Yolanda Reyes
non destructive testing
Cutting-Edge Tech Boosts Tank Floor Inspections
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.
November 23, 2021
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.
November 22, 2021
health & safety management
Does environmental ethics exist?
Ethics studies human behavior and morality, and environmental ethics ensures human actions don’t harm nature ..
November 16, 2021
equipment inspection
Boiler Tubes Busted! Could Water Be to Blame?
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.
November 15, 2021
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.
November 10, 2021
