Short-Term Overheating of Boiler Waterwall Tube A boiler waterwall tube manufactured from SA-213 T12 alloy steel (38.1 mm OD × 4.6 mm WT) was received for failure analysis. The tube had been in service for approximately 15 years in a heavy crude oil-fired boiler. The design pressure and temperature were 197 barg and 440 °C, […]

Corrosion Survey & Integrity Assessment A comprehensive corrosion survey was recently carried out at a major RO Desalination Plant on the western side of Saudi Arabia. The inspection campaign combined visual examinations, non-destructive testing (NDT), metallurgical analysis, ferrite testing and other NDT techniques to evaluate the condition of critical process equipment. Scope of Work: Sea […]