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Inspection / Monitoring
The Ultimate Guide to Pipeline Pigs
Pipelines are considered one of the safest and most feasible ways to carry hydrocarbons or gases from well heads to tankers or storage tanks.However, after their...
By: Mohamed Adel Mohamadein | Head of the Corrosion, Arab Petroleum Pipelines
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Pipeline
Internal Corrosion of Pipelines Carrying Crude Oil
Crude oils are a highly complex combination of hydrocarbons, heterocyclic compounds of nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, organometallic compounds (any member of a class of...
By: Dennis Jayasinghe | Principal/Chief Technical Officer, Corr-Met Inspection & Consulting Inc.
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Inspection / Monitoring
Inspecting for Corrosion Under Pipe Supports: 4 Common Lifting Method
Many on-stream inspection techniques exist that inspect for corrosion under pipe supports, including (among others) EMAT and guided wave testing. These methods are...
By: Kurt Gribnitz | CEO and Owner of Ovolifts
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Corrosion
Performing a Fitness for Service Assessment of Pressure Vessels
Pressure equipment is defined as a containment apparatus with a difference in pressure between the internal and external environment. Some examples of pressure equipment...
By: Della Anggabrata
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Inspection / Monitoring
8 Methods of Coating Thickness Measurement
Coating film thickness is an important variable that plays a role in product quality, process control and cost control. Measurement of film thickness can be done with...
By: David Beamish | President, DeFelsko Corporation
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Corrosion Prevention
How to Control Corrosion by Improving Design
The proper design to minimize corrosion is as important as the selection of materials. In many structures, a lack of design consideration the weakest link in corrosion...
By: Alan Kehr | Managing Consultant, Alan Kehr Anti-Corrosion, LLC
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Corrosion
Techniques for Analyzing Corrosion Products
Analysis and identification of corrosion products is a critical component of a failure analysis in order to conclude the root cause and to determine the corrective...
By: Steven Bradley | Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services
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Corrosion Prevention
Top Corrosion Mitigation Technologies to Watch for in 2021
With corrosion management and corrosion-related incidents costing a massive US$2.5 trillion a year across the globe, it’s no wonder that advancements in corrosion...
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Corrosion Prevention
An Overview of Cathodic Protection Potential Measurement
Cathodic protection potential measurement is a method used to determine the adequacy of a cathodic protection (CP) system—applied to protect a certain...
By: Mahmoud Elmahdy | Senior Cathodic Protection Engineer
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Equipment
All About Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers (EMATs)
Steel pipelines are widely used in various industries for transporting liquids, gases and hazardous fluids over a large distance. The pipeline surfaces are often coated...
By: Dileep Koodalil | Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing
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Inspection / Monitoring
Integrity Management: How Ultrasonic Inline Inspection (ILI) Technology Enhances Safety
Pipeline integrity management systems are crucial for ensuring the safe and reliable operations of piping networks. In the oil and gas industry, numerous regulations...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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Cathodic Protection
Using Coupons to Monitor Cathodic Protection Levels
Corrosion coupons have been used since the 1930s in North America and Europe by corrosion pioneers. Cathodic protection coupons are a proven way to determine the...
By: Mohamed Adel Mohamadein | Head of the Corrosion, Arab Petroleum Pipelines
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