Hawkeye Crack Detection This newsletter describes the application
of the TesTex Hawkeye Crack Detection System
on a Steam Boiler Generating bank at a high
volume manufacturing facility in Montana. Click here
for the Hawkeye Crack Detection Newsletter
Falcon 2000 AGST Inspection System This newsletter describes the
application of the Falcon 2000 AGST Inspection
system to a tank floor in the UK specifically
comparing the Falcon LFET results to UT
testing. Click
here for the Falcon 2000 AGST Inspection
System Newsletter
Ultra High Speed Condenser Tube Inspection This newsletter discusses the
inspection of 15,000 Stainless Steel Condenser
Tubes, 51’ long. Under-Deposit Corrosion
has caused pinholes Stainless Steel Tubing.
However, the plant is not able to find these
tiny pinholes while conducting off-line
hydro or dye testing. TesTex identifies
tubes with this flaw mechanism, which are
then cut out for destructive verification. Click here
for the Ultra High Speed Condenser Tube
Inspection Newsletter.
Carbon Steel Heat Exchanger Inspection
This newsletter compares the TesTex Single-Channel
RFET to the TesTex Multi-Channel RFET as
applied to the inspection of a Shell &
Tube Heat Exchanger at a Chemical Plant
in Western Pennsylvania. Click
here for the Carbon Steel Heat Exchanger
Inspection Newsletter
Boiler Generating Bank Tube Inspection
This newsletter describes the application
of the TesTex Eagle 2000 Multi-Channel RFET
system to Boiler Generating Bank Tube Inspections
at a High Volume Paper Mill in Virginia. Click here
for the Boiler Generating Bank Tube Inspection
Newsletter.
Life Extension of an Aged Condenser on Emergency
Shutdown
This newsletter describes an 18,000 tube
condenser in the South Eastern United States
that was experiencing sporadic leaks throughout
the tube bank. The main goal of the inspection
was to eliminate tube leaks for the next
1-2 years while a full re-tube could be
planned and budgeted for execution. Click here
for the Life Extension of an Aged Condenser
on Emergency Shutdown Newsletter.
Hawkeye Crack Detection in a D/A Tank
This newsletter describes a D/A (Deaerator)
Tank Inspection using the TesTex Hawkeye
2000 Crack Detection System that was conducted
at a Pulp & Paper Mill in Southern
Michigan. A grit-blasted surface was not
required. Several cracks were found and
repaired. Click
here for the Hawkeye Crack Detection in
a D/A TankNewsletter.
Boiler Reheater Tube Scanning Using LFET
This newsletter discusses an inspection
on Utility Boiler Horizontal Reheater Tubing
where the LFET scanners needed to be downsized
to fit between tubes with ½”
spacing between tubes. TesTex identified
several tubes with ID pitting; tubes were
cut out and sectioned to verify the pitting. Click here
for the Boiler Reheater Tube Scanning Using
LFET Newsletter.
Pitting in Boiler Generating Bank Tubes A large Chemical Plant in Eastern
Tennessee was experiencing Boiler Generating
Bank Tube Failures due to ID Pitting and
Longitudinal ID Grooving. TesTex detects
pitting using the TesTex Eagle 2000 Plus
RFET Inspection System; pitting is verified
using a borescope. No grooving is found;
lack of grooving is confirmed via borescope. Click here
for the Pitting in Boiler Generating Bank
Tubes Newsletter.
Vertical Process Tank Inspection via Magnetic
Crawler
A large Chemical Plant near Louisville,
KY. suspected that pitting was occurring
on an inaccessible section of a Carbon Steel
vertical process tank. The area of concern
was twenty feet higher than could be accessed
by platform or ladder. TesTex used the TesTex
Viper Magnetic Crawler to conduct the inspection.
Areas of thinning to as low as 0.088”
remaining out of nominal 0.250” wall
thickness were found. Click
here for the Vertical Process Tank Inspection
via Magnetic Crawler Newsletter.
Boiler Waterwall Scanning Comparison This newsletter describes a situation
where a small power plant in the Southern
United States contracted TesTex to perform
a LFET Scan of their Boiler Waterwall Tubing,
while also contracting a competitor of TesTex
to do the same inspection. Click
here for the Boiler Waterwall Scanning Comparison
Newsletter.
Oil and Gas Well Site Tank Shell Scanning
using LFET
This newsletter describes a major project
for a prominent oil and gas company who
was experiencing problems with their above
ground storage tanks due to heavy production
and sour crude. The main goal of the project
was to provide a quick and accurate inspection
of each storage tank as well as an accurate
inventory of storage tanks for this prominent
oil and gas company. Click here
for the Oil and Gas Well Site Tank Shell
Scanning using LFET Newsletter.
Transit Pipeline Inspection using
LFET
A large petroleum producer in Alaska was
forced to shut down a transit pipeline for
crude oil in August 2006. The company wanted
to test the line using a pig, but was unsure
of the integrity of the line. This document
describes the steps taken by TesTex Inc.
to ensure the client that the pipeline was
durable enough to handle the pigging.
