Use of Multiple Non-destructive Examination (NDE) Methods in Life-cycle Evaluation of Process Equipment and Systems

摘要

Equipment reliability is essential to the safe operation of process equipment. The health ofprocess equipment must be analyzed by competent personnel using proper methods to identifycurrent damage and predict anticipated life. The use of proper testing and inspection methods isbasic to identifying damage mechanisms. The correct inspections and tests must be performed toidentify equipment damage. There is no one non-destructive examination method that can beused to identify all damage mechanisms that may impact process equipment and systems.This paper will examine various non-destructive examination methods for detection of specificdamage mechanisms. The use of multiple NDE methods will be proposed for evaluating variousequipment and process systems to determine suitability of service and predict the life cycle of theprocess systems and equipment.