| Date | March/April 2013 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Return to Journal Index | |
March/April 2013 Inspectioneering Journal Article Index
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March/April 2013 Inspectioneering JournalBy Hearl E. Mead Jr. at Shell Oil CompanyOver the past few years increased feedstock flexibility has become a growing reality for sustainability of the refining business, requiring processing of more difficult crudes, increased volumes of spot cargoes, and rapid response to crude...
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March/April 2013 Inspectioneering JournalBy Thomas Phan at Bureau Veritas Inspectorate, and Mike Bartholmey at Bureau Veritas InspectorateFor crude oil refiners and traders, information is the lifeblood of their operations and business decisions. The information obtained by crude oil assays, which includes physical properties and compositional analysis of a crude oil, provides...
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Partner ContentIt’s a scary thought to think that with all the new advancements in technology, some facilities still rely on traditional inspection contractors that perform out of date procedures. You rely on technology to keep your home and identity safe, so...
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March/April 2013 Inspectioneering JournalBy Greg Garic at Stress Engineering Services, Inc.If an operator finds cracking in a furnace waste heat boiler, excessive thinning in an absorption tower, or severe bulging in a converter, FFS assessments—not standard code analyses—are needed to evaluate the unit’s mechanical...
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March/April 2013 Inspectioneering JournalBy Greg Alvarado at Inspectioneering Journal
A pattern of requests for key performance indicators (KPIs) related to equipment integrity management (IM) programs has appeared on Inspectioneering’s LinkedIn group discussion as well as other industry forums. Furthermore, the topic came up...
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March/April 2013 Inspectioneering JournalBy Borja Lopez at Innerspec Technologies, Inc.This is the first in a series of three articles that will introduce Electro Magnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) and its practical applications in the field of nondestructive testing (NDT). EMAT, or Electro Magnetic Acoustic Transducer, is an...
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March/April 2013 Inspectioneering JournalBy Thomas Fortinberry at Quest Integrity Group, and James R. Widrig at Quest Integrity
Steam reformers are critical assets to many refining and chemical manufacturing plants and facilities, and it is well known that the reformer is one of the most challenging assets to maintain and operate. Common problems in reformer operations...
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March/April 2013 Inspectioneering JournalBy Cliff Knight, P.E. at KnightHawk Engineering, Inc.It is another day at the plant and as usual, your boss calls and says there is a meeting in the conference room that he wants you to attend regarding a compressor failure. That is all you know, but from experience you know it must be something major...
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March/April 2013 Inspectioneering JournalBy John Morgan at Thermo Fisher Scientific, and William Fotoples at Thermo Fisher ScientificSulfidic corrosion of piping and equipment within the refining industry continues to be a significant cause of leaks and issues that can lead to early replacements, unplanned outages, and incidents potentially resulting in loss of property and...
