Vibha Zaman, P.E.: About the Author
Materials and Corrosion Engineer, MISTRAS Group, Inc.
Vibha Zaman is a Materials and Corrosion Engineer at MISTRAS Group Inc. with over 20 years of diverse experience in corrosion consulting for assets in upstream and downstream sectors and pipeline integrity management services (PIMS) for offshore and onshore pipeline systems. Her experience includes supporting a wide range of corrosion projects including performing damage mechanism reviews for RBI implementation and revalidation for processing facilities in the refining, oil sands, gas processing, and petrochemical sectors. She is a licensed Professional Engineer in Texas and holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin.
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Published Articles
A well-implemented and managed reliability program incorporating RBI, DMR, and IOWs can identify potential damage mechanisms, optimize maintenance and inspection activities, reduce risks, and improve the governance in managing Ethane Crackers.
This article discusses the use of the RBI methodology supplemented by a well-designed IOW program to assess and manage aging in fixed equipment and piping in hydrogen generation units.
Verifying pipeline integrity is particularly challenging due to the difficulty of pipeline access, as well as the limitations in available technology to perform subsea wall thickness inspections. These challenges require action rather than reaction.