Development of on-line inspection techniques for vessels and piping

摘要

The Production Department of Osaka Gas is addressing activities of enhancing reliability at lower cost by performing maintenance of equipment properly at proper time. Among the activities, equipment diagnosis technology is of great importance,which checks soundness of equipment and detects signs of deterioration of equipment.We are systematizing such equipment diagnosis technology, and are going ahead with the construction of a new system for maintenance. This paper describes the on line Inspection techniques for vessels and piping, which mainly use ultrasonic methods.