| Date | January/February 2021 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
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January/February 2021 Inspectioneering Journal Article Index
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January/February 2021 Inspectioneering JournalBy Timothy L. Rush at MISTRAS Group Inc.The purpose of baseline inspections is to provide cost savings upfront versus the cost incurred during operations. So, what are the possible heat exchange tubing defects or anomalies and how are they validated?
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January/February 2021 Inspectioneering JournalBy Abdulaziz Moshaweh at Saudi Aramco, Meshal Al Saiari at Saudi Aramco, Faiyaz Hussain at Saudi Aramco, and Abdullah Alotaibi at Saudi AramcoRestoring process piping within a short time frame requires an innovative approach. This article discusses how a repair using composite materials proved to be successful and enabled a quick return to operations.
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January/February 2021 Inspectioneering JournalBy Phillip E. Prueter at The Equity Engineering Group, Inc.Thermal fatigue, a specific form of fatigue driven by varying metal temperature gradients and ensuing differential thermal expansion, is generally most effectively mitigated by reducing the severity of metal temperature gradients.
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FFS Forum: Using Fracture Mechanics to Lower Risk and Improve Plant Reliability - Part 3, Practical Applications
January/February 2021 Inspectioneering JournalBy Greg Garic at Stress Engineering Services, Inc.The first two parts of this series covered the basics of fracture mechanics and how the FAD is interpreted. This article touches on a few practical points regarding the application of fracture mechanics in a plant environment.
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January/February 2021 Inspectioneering JournalBy John Reynolds at IntertekIf I suddenly accepted the position of site manager at your operating site, one of the first things I would do is trot on down to the FEMI group and ask questions to assess what we need to be doing to avoid the potential for big FEMI events.
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Partner ContentIn today's chemical and refining industries, sustained long term reliability of facilities is critical to profitability and competitiveness. In fact, history shows that differences in operating expenses between best-in-class refineries, and poor...
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January/February 2021 Inspectioneering JournalBy Peter Tait at MethanexThis article discusses the header specification, design, fabrication, and inspection processes to identify where opportunities were available to proactively address the vulnerabilities that resulted in the header rupture.
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January/February 2021 Inspectioneering JournalBy Mike Sparago at The Equity Engineering Group, and Chris Massengale at The Equity Engineering Group“Condition monitoring location (CML) optimization” is a frequently used term, particularly for piping circuits. Everyone wants their circuits to be “CML optimized,” but what does this truly mean?
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January/February 2021 Inspectioneering JournalBy Geoff Clarkson at UTComp, Inc.Even with significant work to establish standards and codes for FRP vessel design, failures still occur, some of which could have been prevented or mitigated by following a systematic external inspection program.
